No water in weeks
By James Kon 

Water is an essential part of our lives, so when the water supply is interrupted for weeks, anyone would be concerned and distressed. That happened to one of the residential areas in Kg Rimba. The concerned residents complained that for the last one month, the water supply in their community has been erratic and the matter has worsened since last week, when for the whole week there was no water supply to the neighbourhood.

A resident said she had lodged a complaint with the relevant authorities almost every week but no action has been taken. She added that sometimes, the operator even responded rudely to her persistent calls of complaint. The relevant authorities said that the water pressure in that area was low and that was what was causing the problem.

Now everyday, the residents have to rely on water tankers for water supply and the amount supplied is limited. They claim that they can only bathe once a day and have to limit their drinking water. In addition, sometimes the tankers are late and families have to wait till the middle of the night.

The resident added that she was also worried about the cleanliness of the water as it looked yellowish and unclean.

She said that she was stressed about the problem, which caused her to loose sleep as she had to regularly check for water supply, sometimes even until late in the night.

The concerned resident hopes that the relevant authorities can do something about their dire situation and improve the water supply to their community.

Courtesy of Sunday Bulletin