KUCHING, Sept 22: Residents in Sematan are advised to conserve water as a water disruption is imminent after water mains were damaged by a forest fire there yesterday.
The broken mains were discovered by the Kuching Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) this morning.
JBALB said areas affected by the water disruption were along the Lundu-Sematan road from Jalan Utama Lundu-Sematan, from the Sematan Fisheries Department office, Sematan District office and to Sematan town as well as several areas nearby.
JBALB has despatched water tankers to affected areas, and affected residents are advised to conserve water. Efforts to fix the broken mains are being carried out by a Pan Borneo Highway Project contractor Konsortium URW Sdn Bhd.
“JBALB will update users from time to time on the progress of the repair works through the JBALB Sarawak and JBALB Daerah Lundu Facebook pages,” according to the statement.
Other inquiries or complaints can be directed to the Sarawak JBALB Disaster Operations Room by calling 082-263078. — DayakDaily
