Press release on water problem in sri aman / 12 January 2013

DAP Sri Aman today received a complaint from a Mr Wong of Taman Harmoni today.

He was complaining about his water bill which he received for the past 2 months which amounted to RM5067.00! He said he was very shocked that his two bills amounted to rm1810.80 & rm1325.90 and more than rm300 for every month until today. After closing the pipe,he went to JKR to complain about the problem only to be rebuked by the people in JKR.

Having exhausted all his options, Mr Wong decided to seek the help of Leon Jimat Donald, the Chairman of DAP Sri Aman.

" I am appalled at this lackadasical attitude by the staff of Water Board, this is a problem which warrants serious attention from them. How is it possible that after many months there was never a letter for disconnection? How was it possible that the department allowed this serious problem to fester? The Water Board must resolve this problem as soon as possible as this is a crisis of public confidence in the way JKR Water Board Sri Aman charges their clients " said Leon Jimat Donald.

On the same note, the DAP Sri Aman also received a lot of problems from the public on the deteriorating water quality in Sri Aman. The public is complaining of waters being murky & the water supply is disrupted every weekend.

" We are aware of the upgrading works of the water supply in Sri Aman but as a taxpayer & paying public, the Water Board should never ever compromise on the quality of water being supplied to the people of Sri Aman," said Leon Jimat Donald.

DAP Sri Aman will be writing to JKR Water Board to waive the fee imposed by them to Mr Wong and we will also be writing to Tan Sri Jabu as he is the Minister of Infrastructure & Datuk Douglas Uggah as he is the minister in charge of federal projects in Sarawak, on the progress & terrible quality of water in Sri Aman.

Thank You


DAP SRI AMAN

Mr Wong ,Mr Leon Jimat Donald, Mr Tan Chen Boon, DAP SRI AMAN, Assisstant Branch Secretary