Rising Cases Of Stolen Government Properties Draw Concern

Tutong – Growing cases of stolen government assets have now become a major concern.

In the latest incident, facilities for main pipes, tanks and valve chambers of the Department of Water Service were stolen from the Bukit Barun Water Treatment Plant in the Tutong District.

The theft incident could affect the water supply to consumers nationwide.

More than 60 1220 millimetre stainless steel harness joints were reported missing from the water treatment plant.

The replacements of the respective facilities as well as the fencing gate that are damaged are estimated to cost more than $100,000.

Awang Haji Muhd Husin Bin Metassan, Director of Water Service, said that if any of the joint facilities fails following the theft incident, the water supply will be interrupted nationwide and the repair works will take so much time.

After the incident, the Department of Water Service is taking appropriate measures to prevent the recurrence of similar such cases.

The department also seeks the cooperation from the public and contractor to overcome these cases.

Similar incidents also happened at reservoirs at Kilanas, Jerudong, Kiarong, Dedap, Mengkabau, Wasan and Telanai.

Stainless steel cover plate inlet access to reservoir, telemetry cable and lightning protection cable, reservoir safety guardrail and pipes were stolen.

All the items are stainless steel and aluminium.

Even though the worth of some of the stolen items is not that much, the main concern is the exposure risk on the water quality and interruption of the water supply. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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