Indah Water Konsortium tidak lagi perlukan subsidi daripada kerajaan berikutan usaha pengoptimuman kos pengurusan dan pengoperasian serta perniagaan bukan teras.
Tahun ini peruntukan kepada IWK ialah RM90 juta, namun setakat ini ia mampu beroperasi dengan baik menggunakan RM60 juta sahaja daripada peruntukan itu.
Menteri Sumber Asli, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad berkata IWK juga menjalankan perniagaan bukan teras seperti program ekonomi sirkular, kitar semula bio pepejal, dan sewaan aset pembentungan kepada pihak ketiga. “Mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri sebelum ini iaitu pada 20 April 2022 bersetuju dengan pelarasan tarif yang mula dilaksanakan Jan 2023, maka kita menjangkakan bahawa bermula 2024 IWK tidak perlu lagi subsidi dari pihak kerajaan,” katanya, ketika menggulung perbahasan Belanjawan 2024 peringkat jawatankuasa bagi kementeriannya.
Pindaan itu termasuk peningkatan tempoh hukuman dan kadar denda ke atas tindakan yang berisiko menyebabkan pencemaran kepada mana-mana alur air atau sistem bekalan air.
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