KUCHING: The problem of low water pressure faced by the people in Sadong Jaya and Asajaya will soon be a thing of the past.

This is made possible with the implementation of a treated water supply project starting early this year.

Sadong Jaya assemblyman Aidel Lariwoo, in revealing this, said the project was expected to benefit some 50,000 residents here.

“The project costs RM53.7 million and is expected to be completed in Feb next year.

“It will overcome the low water pressure problem that has been besetting the local residents. The project will come with facilities that will help increase the water pressure,” he said yesterday, adding that the two areas currently received their treated water from the water treatment plant in Asajaya.

“The plant is over 20 years old and is no longer efficient to support the water needs of the increasing population.

“The plant produces five million cubic litre daily but 40 per cent of that is lost due to leakage,” said the assemblyman.

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