by DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 30: The Serian Regional Water Supply Phase II project is expected to be fully completed by April 2027, Sarawak’s Utility and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi says.
According to a news report by TVS, in addition to the RM260 million project, which started in October 2024, repair and replacement of old pipes are simultaneously being carried out in the same area, involving an allocation of RM107 million over a period of five years.
The physical progress of the Stage 1 Contract has reached 19 per cent, while the Stage 2 Contract has recorded a progress of 7.37 per cent.
“We hope that when this project is completed, it will be able to solve the water supply problems that have been faced by residents in the Serian Division for a long time,” Julaihi told reporters during a site visit to the Slabi Water Treatment Plant, today.
“We will replace all old pipes that are leaking and dilapidated. For the route from Siburan to Serian, the replacement involves a 34-kilometre pipe with a size of 900 millimetres,” he added.
Meanwhile, he said the Serian Regional Water Supply Project Phase 3 will be implemented after the completion of Phase 2, and it covers the Kuching, Samarahan and Serian divisions.
A total of 76 villages with 1,800 houses in Serian are expected to benefit from this project after it is completed.
On the Slabi Water Treatment Plant, Juilaihi said that currently, the plant supplies sufficient water for the Serian division, which is 112.2 million liters per day (MLD).
“The Slabi Water Treatment Plant has a capacity to produce 110 MLD of water and now has an additional 75 MLD.
“We also have another Water Treatment Plant in Balai Ringin, which has a capacity of 2.2 MLD,” he added.
The Serian Regional Water Supply Phase II project is fully funded by the Sarawak Government through the Sarawak Utilities and Telecommunications Ministry and the Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB). – DayakDaily
