The Malaysian government has decided to uphold the existing 1962 Water Agreement with Singapore, emphasizing the need to consider the implications of any changes to the current water sale rate to Singapore. Deputy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir highlighted that despite the low rate of three cents per 1,000 gallons for raw water sales to Singapore, it has significant economic benefits for Malaysia. Johor currently buys an average of 16 million gallons per day (MGD) of treated water from Singapore at 50 cents per 1,000 gallons, far exceeding the 5 MGD stipulated in the agreement.
: Kerajaan memutuskan untuk kekal dengan perjanjian sedia ada yang termaktub dalam Perjanjian Air 1962 dan sebarang perubahan terhadap kadar jualan air mentah kepada Singapura, perlu mempertimbangkan implikasi terhadap kos pembelian air terawat dari negara itu, yang menjadi keperluan kritikal bagi negeri Johor.
“Sebagai perbandingan kos untuk merawat air yang sama kalau kita rawat sendiri, kosnya secara puratanya adalah sekitar RM1.80 untuk meter padu. Jadi harga itu kalau kita terjemahkan pada harga gelen kepada meter padu yang kita beli daripada Singapura itu adalah sekitar 11 sen. Menjawab soalan asal Hassan Abdul Karim sama ada kerajaan akan berunding dengan Singapura berhubung mengkaji semula Perjanjian Sungai Johor tahun 1962, Akmal Nasrullah berkata kerajaan Malaysia mengambil pendekatan yang berhati-hati dan teliti, kerana perkara itu penting bagi memastikan sebarang langkah yang diambil tidak membebankan rakyat.
“Projek-projek ini bertujuan meningkatkan kapasiti simpanan air mentah dan terawat, sekali gus memastikan Johor mampu memenuhi keperluan air secara mandiri dalam jangka panjang,” katanya.
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