LUBOK ANTU: The water treatment plant here expected for completion next year will benefit about 20,000 people from eight longhouses in Lubok Antu district.

Public Utilities Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said the 18-month project would supply water to longhouses along Nango Bulo Road up to Lubok Antu Road and from Nanga Kesit to Merindun.

“This is good news as the project will end the problem of water shortage in the district,” he said.

His text of speech was read by Assistant Minister of Public Utility Datuk Sylvester Entri at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lubok Antu Rural Water Supply project at Jalan Batu Kayan here yesterday.

Awang Tengah said the new treatment plant could supply up to 7.5 million litres of water per day compared to 3.0

million litres per day from the Sungai Lemanak water treatment plant.

A total of 14,770 people in Lubok Antu still depend on the river, rainwater, wells and other sources for their water.

“Hopefully, the new project can cater to the needs of people in Lubok Antu regardless of race, religion and political ideology,” he said.

Also present at the function were Lubok Antu MP William Nyalau, Engkelili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong, Batang Air assemblyman Malcolm Mussen and others.

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