Take action against Air Selangor over water cuts, Fomca tells SPAN

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NGO president Marimuthu Nadason blames lack of censure by the National Water Services Commission for the concessionaire’s repeated issues.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/23/take-action-against-air-selangor-over-water-cuts-fomca-tells-span/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/23/gangguan-air-fomca-gesa-span-bertindak-tegas-terhadap-air-selangor/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AirSelangor #WaterCuts #Fomca #SPAN

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00:00A consumer group has called for stringent action against Air Selangor following the

00:06recent unscheduled water disruptions in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor due to water pollution

00:11at two rivers.

00:13Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association's President Marimuthu Nadesan slammed the National

00:18Water Services Commission for not holding Air Selangor accountable, which he said led

00:23to their lack of caution and urgency.

00:26He said SPAN must fine Air Selangor so that they will be more cautious as the water operators

00:31are taking their own sweet time to fix things.

00:34Marimuthu said even though water disruptions had been happening for the past 20 years,

00:39SPAN lacked serious contingency plans, especially for hospitals and schools.

00:44He said Air Selangor should invest a portion of its profits into contingency planning rather

00:49than relying solely on water tankers during disruptions.

00:53Marimuthu also advocated for deploying the latest technology along major rivers to detect

00:57and contain pollution early, thus preventing water cuts.

01:02He said it was time the government followed a compensation model similar to the UK's

01:06where consumers are compensated if water is unavailable for more than 24 or 48 hours.

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