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SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) through the Luas Quick Squad which was officially established and started operations yesterday, will conduct 24-hour monitoring every day in sensitive areas to address the problem of contamination of water resources. raw water.
Luas, in a statement here yesterday, reported that the team will control the water resources in the Sungai Selangor, Sungai Langat and Sungai Klang basins to prevent contamination of water resources and minimize the risks of downtime at the Water Treatment Plant ( LRA).
The statement added that the establishment of the LUAS Quick Squad is in line with the provisions of the Selangor State Government Budget for 2021.
“The 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring to ensure the sustainability of the water resources of the state of Selangor is always maintained, this team is also the secretariat of the Emergency Committee on Contamination of Water Resources of the State of Selangor which is responsible for coordinating and implementing Immediate actions in emergencies of water resources control according to the Manual of the Emergency Action Plan for Water Resources of the State of Selangor.
“The first phase of the establishment of this squad is led by 15 employees and will increase to 28 people who will work with Selangor and federal state government agencies such as Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd (AIR Selangor), Department of the Environment (DOE), National Commission for Water Services (SPAN), local authorities, District and Land Offices and other relevant agencies, ”the statement said.
The statement said that the squad would use two approaches in its efforts to prevent pollution, namely, 24-hour patrols in sensitive and identified areas in the basins of the main rivers that supply water resources to the LRA outlets and static monitoring (sampling in situ) to be implemented in the identified strategic risk areas.
“Periodic sampling will also be implemented, such as cleaning studies in river basins, to monitor the status of water quality and plans to further improve the quality of the water resources of the main rivers of the state.
“The government of Selangor through Luas is always committed to ensuring that pollution incidents can be contained and dealt with promptly so that the LRA works properly and interruptions in the supply of water to consumers can be avoided,” said the release.Called
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