ALOR SETAR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Ampang Jajar Sungai Muda operations which experienced a technical malfunction to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system causing a control gate to open without any warning last Saturday night, is expected to be fully restored by tomorrow.
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) in a statement today informed that the replacement of all 14 actuators would be expedited to ensure that the system is functional and operating properly.
According to the statement, the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID is conducting a detailed investigation to identify the actual cause of the technical disruption to the gate control system.
"All agencies in the states involved will be monitoring the situation to ensure that water sources and supply will be restored in stages to all areas including at the end of the supply distribution system by May 17," read the statement.
Ampang Jajar Sungai Muda has 14 control gates that are opened and closed when needed to control the release of water to prevent flooding.
A control gate that had opened without warning caused the water in Sungai Muda to recede to 0.67 metres from 1.85 metres and the Sungai Muda River Basin Office (PLSM) took immediate action to close the gate manually at 7.30am last Sunday.
On Sunday, Bernama reported that about 252,000 user accounts in three districts namely Kuala Muda, Kulim and parts of Baling were affected by unscheduled water supply disruption due to the sudden drop in the Sungai Muda water level.
Meanwhile, Syarikat Air Darul Aman Sdn Bhd (SADA) has installed a submersible pump to enable the Kulim Hi-Tech Water Treatment Plant (LRA), Sungai Petani and Pinang Tunggal to operate.
"SADA has also applied for water tanker assistance through the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) and its water tankers have been mobilised to assist consumers in the affected areas," read the statement.
Meanwhile, SADA through its official Facebook informed that Pinang Tunggal, Kulim Hi-Tech and Sungai Petani LRAs are now fully restored and have started to operate at maximum rate from yesterday.
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