12-hour water cut on July 16

A heads-up particularly for those with fishy business at the fish house:

PENANG: Water supply in 22 areas involving some 85,000 people will be disrupted for 12 hours from 7am on July 16.

Penang Water Supply Corporation Berhad (PBAPP) development manager Jaseni Maidinsa said the supply interruption was to facilitate important water works projects, like connecting new mains to existing ones in Jalan Thomas Bukit Dumbar and Bukit Dumbar Reservoir No 3.

"We are also doing electrical and mechanical maintenance work at the Bukit Dumbar Pumping Station as well as diverting a 900mm main beside Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) office in Batu Uban," he added.

It is also to facilitate works to connect twin submarine pipelines to Pulau Jerejak to an existing main at the Bayan Baru Expressway and new raw water mains to an existing main at Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant in Seberang Prai.

He said announcements would be made through the media and radio.

"We have also printed pamphlets for distribution in markets, night markets and hawker centres," he said.

Jaseni said the last water interruption that affected the whole state was in 2003.

He added that those who needed water distribution for funerals could call PBAPP's 24-hour hotline (04-5096509) a day in advance.

The places to be affected are Batu Maung, Batu Uban, Bayan Baru, Bayan Lepas, Bukit Dumbar, Bukit Gambier, Bukit Gelugor, Bukit Jambul, Cangkat Minden, Gelugor, Gertak Sanggul, Island Glades, Island Park, Pantai Jerejak (including Pulau Jerejak), Permatang Damar Laut, Relau, Sungai Ara, Sungai Dua, Sungai Nibong, Taman Brown, Teluk Kumbar and USM.

Supply to other areas and the whole Seberang Prai will not be affected.

Let's hope the 12 hours water disruption will really not be more than that!