ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government will involve the private sector to assist in tackling the issue of non-revenue water (NRW) in the state.
Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said that for now, the state government had obtained approval from the National Water Services Commission and was awaiting a decision from the Environment and Water Minister.
"The private sector will invest in infrastructure and a lot of costs can be saved from there. Our target is to reduce the NRW rate in the state from 50% to 25% within the next 15 years,” he said when asked to comment on the water issue in Kedah. Meanwhile, he said the private sector involvement would also help save electricity costs by 60%, which the state government had to bear.
"Other developed states like Selangor also face water problems, so be patient. I am not justifying the problem, but we are making efforts and I give an assurance that infrastructure issues involving water will be resolved in the next three years,” he said.
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