CHECKING…. Edward, Andrew and Stephen checking the fence
and gate of the JA Reservoir in Kapayan.
THE
DEAD body found in the water storage tank in Tawau recently had caused great
concern about the security in our water supply system. The water supply system
is the most important utility required by everyone. Therefore the authorities
must protect it properly.
The
dead body case could be a typical case, and there could be other cases where
our water supply can be contaminated in many ways. These could be by way
through the reservoirs, pipelines, tanks, treatment plants and pump houses, and
even our own house water tanks.
The
Kota Kinabalu Member of Parliament Hiew King Cheu who had many years
experience in the water supply industry
urges the water department, government agencies, housing estate management and
many other agencies should at all times ensure the water supply system are kept
under strict and careful watch. This is also to safe-guard the water supply is
not being contaminated or polluted. The slight contamination can caused
discomfort to the body, or the serious one can cause illness or even death.
The
water supply system is spread all over the place especially its pipelines. Some
of the reservoirs and tanks are seen to be not secured, and some tank covers
were not even locked safely. The fence torn and the gates are not locked
properly. The restricted zone can be easily broken into by outsider. Lately, we
see more and more pipe lines are being installed and placed on the ground by
the road side. This method is bad because the pipes can be subjected to
vandalism. The pipes should be buried underground for safety reasons.
The
Jabatan Air should inspect the reservoirs and water tanks to ensure these are
safe and not being broken into. The regular inspection should be extended to
the privately managed water supply system of the housing estates, and to ensure
that their water tanks are secured and cleaned regularly.
Many
housing estates have their balancing water tanks for the pump station, and
these are not checked and cleaned regularly. If anything happened, the whole
housing estate will taste and drink contaminated water or dirty water for
months. Furthermore there must be strict laws to govern and control all these
mishaps.
The
Water Department (Jabatan Air) should inspect their water facilities and
installation in Kota Kinabalu regularly and get all these provided with full
securities and locked. In a city of this big size, we cannot afford to have any
incident here happening. The Sabah DAP team had checked on some reservoirs in
KK, and found some of the gates and fences is not secure. (DAP Media)
setiap air yang dibekalkan kepada penduduk kena dipastikan ia dalam keadaan bersih dan selamat.
ReplyDeleteKejadian di Tawau baru2 ini harus dijadikan pengajaran agar sentiasa memastikan keselamatan dan kebersihan sistem bekalan air terjaga.
ReplyDeletePemeriksaan yang kerap boleh membantu mengurangkan potensi masalah pencerobohan dan kebersihan dalam sistem bekalan air.
ReplyDeleteAgree, pemeriksaan yang berjadual akan mengurangkan masalah.
DeleteSemoga pihak yang bertanggugn jawab ddapat atasi masalah tersebut.
ReplyDeleteBekalan air harus sentiasa berkualiti.
ReplyDeleteRakyat harus diberi air yang bersih dan tidak dicemar.
ReplyDeleteJabatan Air harus bertanggung jawab dengan membekalkan bekalan yang terbaik.
ReplyDeleteTekanan harus diberi agar Jabatan Air jelas kelemahan dan sanggup membaikinya.
ReplyDeletePermantauan harus dibuat untuk memastikan air sentiasa dalam keadaan yang bersih dan tidak dicemari.
ReplyDeleteTanki air harus ditutup supaya tidak dicemari.
ReplyDeleteSemoga tempat penyimpanan air tidak dicerobohi dan mencemarkan air bekalan.
ReplyDeleteDemi kesihatan pengguna, pihak jabatan air harus bertanggung jawab untuk memastikan air dalam keadaan yang selamat diguna.
ReplyDeleteNampaknya perlu ada pengawal juga dikawasan tersebut bagi memastikan perkara yang berlaku di Tawau tidak akan berulang kembali.
ReplyDeleteselepas kes mayat dalam tangki air, penyedia bekalan air perlu lebih sensitif terhadap tahap kebersihan air dan pemantauan perlu dilakukan sekurang2nya 2 kali sehari.. bukannya seminggu sekali..
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