SHAH ALAM, April 24 (Bernama) -- A total of 209 water theft cases were reported in Selangor last year, the State Legislative Assembly sitting was told today.
State Infrastructure and Agriculture Committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said that of the total, 184 cases involved commercial accounts, while the remainder involved domestic accounts.
He said that as of March this year, 43 cases of water theft have been recorded, involving 12 domestic accounts and 31 commercial accounts.
“Water theft not only affects the supply system and the interests of legitimate users, but also has a direct impact on non-revenue water (NRW) rates, water pressure stability and the integrity of the existing pipe network.
“As such, the state government, through the Air Selangor Enforcement Section, has carried out continuous monitoring, intelligence actions, and enforcement in accordance with the laws stipulated under the Water Services Industry Act 2006 (Act 655) to curb water theft through several strategies,” he said at the state assembly sitting.
Izham was replying to an oral question from Mohd Razali Saari (PN-Sungai Panjang), who asked about developments in water theft cases and measures taken to address the issue.
Elaborating, Izham said that among the measures implemented by the state government were daily preventive measures that involved proactive monitoring work in high-risk areas, complaints and reports from frontliners, community collaboration and official complaints to Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) via smartphone applications and collaboration efforts.
In addition, integrated operations were carried out by Air Selangor with the National Water Services Commission (SPAN), local authorities and the media.
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