Water Dept making Tawau folks suffer, says DAP
Published on: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Tawau: The district Water Department has been urged to solve the water disruption at Sin Onn Tiku area as soon as possible as the problem has dragged on since early this year.Sri Tanjong Assemblyman Chan Foong Hin said residents of the area, including Mah On San, Sin Onn Mile 4 to Mile 8, experienced inconsistent water supply since Chinese New Year.The DAP Tawau Chief said Tawau residents generally have been suffering from a water crisis as a consequence of El Niño and low water level in Sungai Tawau.
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"But now everyday we have rain in Tawau.So what's the excuse for not being able to provide consistent water supply to this area?" Chan asked.He said the Tawau Water Department office fed him with various technical reasons for not being able to provide consistent supply. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Among them were air lock always being experienced in the transfer pump, low water level in the water storage tank, water pressure not high enough to push the water flow to the area located at height etc.
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"I would like to know, is it purely technical problem, or working attitude problem?" he said and urged the department to reduce the burden of the people.