KUCHING: Sarawak is introducing a centralised sewage system in the city to reduce pollution in its waterways.
State Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Michael Manyin said Package 1 of the system was currently under construction and would be completed by October 2012.
He said the system would address the deteriorating water quality in rivers and streams due to discharge of untreated or partially treated waste.
Currently, water from toilets is only partially treated in conventional septic tanks while water from bathrooms, kitchens and washing areas are discharged without treatment.
Under the new system, waste water will be collected and transported to a treatment plant to be treated to the Department of Environment’s Standard A for effluent discharge.
Standard A is deemed clean and safe for water-based activities.
“As such, the implementation of the project will manage water pollution and improve the quality of Sungai Sarawak and other rivers to ensure a sustainable environment for city folk,” Manyin said during the project launch at the civic centre here yesterday.
He said the RM530mil Package 1 was funded by the Federal Government under the Ninth Malaysia Plan with Kumpulan-Nishimatsu-Hock Seng Lee Consortium as the turnkey contractor.
Package 1 covers the commercial and densely-populated areas of the central business district and comprises a centralised water treatment plant, a sewer network and property connections to the new sewer lines.
Manyin also said the state government planned to extend the project under the Tenth Malaysia Plan, with a proposed Package 2 covering east and west of the city centre and Package 3 covering the northern bank of Sungai Sarawak.
No comments:
Post a Comment