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Environment 101: Clueless Kelantan PAS & Humourless Water Resource Management

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The State of Kelantan seems to be having a huge problem converting raw river into clean water to end consumers that meet international standards. However, this is not a question of luxury but a necessity given the demands of the growing population. It is a basic need of everyone. This is why it is very important to plan & manage these natural resources well.

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Water Pollution 2021: Two Water Disruptions, Faster Recovery This Time

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One of the biggest headaches, whenever we have , is that once the plant starts working, it takes at least 2 days for the treated to reach our homes.

The reason for the delay is due to the number of water treatment processes that need to be done before the water can be released to the end consumers. Those homes on hills like mine take even longer due to the lower water pressure. Image source: Dwyer

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Water Pollution 2020: Some Bad News, Some Good News to Ponder

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On 10th November 2020, the State of experienced another water disruption affecting some 1.1 million accounts making it the 9th disruption this year alone. This time the suspect is from Indah Water but there is another twist to the story. Image source: Facebook

It has been a fact that the state of Selangor has been having too many water disruptions and despite the offenders have been identified and punished, it has not been the end of the trouble for the consumers in this state. The matter has been talked about for far too long but there seems to be no proper closure to this man-made incidents.

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Malaysia 101: When Stupidity, Stubbornness and Double Standards Mixed

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Just when Malaysia almost able to bend the curve, it suddenly spiked up again and it is running loose now. Have we gotten lax in and maintaining our precautions? It is the same case with disruptions in the state of – it is happening way too frequently these days. Image source: Our World In Data

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Water Pollution 2020: Why We Are Not Punishing Everyone For Water Disruptions?

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Seriously I have lost count but once again, someone had polluted the that caused the supply in to be disrupted again. And once again, the act of polluting the rivers seemed intentional and with little regards to the welfare of thousands of consumers. If it is not considered as malicious , then what is it then? A sheer recklessness? Image source: NST

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National Security 2019: Treat Water Pollution as Terrorist Attack!!

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& to consumers is not new – the above was back in October 2016 when it was discovered that a toxic solvent had been dumped into a tributary of a river that flows into the Sungai plant. Earlier this month, the plant was shut down due to “odor “.

On Sept 23, it was closed due to from Sungai Lalang near the Semenyih Hitech area, and a day earlier, it was shut down due to contamination believed to be from an illegal factory along Jalan Sungai Lalang. Image source: The Star

Considering how water pollution is causing hardship to the consumers in this country and the level of punishment is not enough to stop pollution from recurring (and causing supply disruptions), we need to treat all these polluters as terrorists and water pollution in particular as a determined terrorist attack.

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