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New Dam To Ease Water Supply In KB
By James Kon

Kuala Belait - A ground breaking ceremony to officiate the start of the Kargu Dam and Reservoir project was held yesterday morning in the Belait District.

The dam comes as an answer to the growing need of water for industries based in Kuala Belait, which is expected to rise further as the Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK) is taking shape.

The B$34.5 million dam and reservoir will be completed by year 2010.

Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Hj Abdullah bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar, Minister of Development, officiated the ceremony.

Also in attendance were Dato Paduka Dr Awang Hj Mat Suny bin Hj Mohd Hussein, Deputy Minister of Development; Hj Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yunos and Dato Paduka Hj Rashid bin Hj Abdul Rahman, Permanent Secretaries at the Ministry of Development, as well as senior officials from the Public Works Department.

Upon completion, the Kargu Dam and Reservoir located at the upper reaches of Sungai Kargu, approximately 10 kilometres south of Sungai Liang, will increase the capacity of water supply in Belait District and also reduce the risk of water shortages in the area during dry spells.

The reservoir, once completed, will be able to store 10 million cubic metres of raw water, which will be released at times of low flow in the Belait River to meet the demand for water at the Badas pumping stations by JICR, DSP and BLNG.

The 26-metre high dam across the Kargu River is yet another project under the Public Works Department through the Department of Water Services to ensure that the supply for water is matched by the increasing demands in the district.

The dam will impound water from catchments areas over 1,439 hectares and create a lake of 220 hectares. The works will include an earth dam, diversion culvert, spillway chute, draw off tower and operations building. The project, which started in October 2007, is expected to be complete by April 2010.

In an interview with the Acting Director of Water Services, Abu Hanipah Bin Hj Talip, he said, "There are currently four dams in Brunei and two more dams are in the pipeline (including the Kargu dam).

"Brunei's biggest dam is expected to take shape in the next NDP (National Development Plan) and there are some other dams still in the planning process.

"I foresee in the coming years, the biggest dam will be in the Belait District to meet the growing demand for industrial activities”. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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