KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 25): Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili said the Selangor government had granted the federal government access of land where the pipes were located following a tanked water deal.

"There is no revision and we have to stick to the agreement (master water agreement).

"I also understand that they (Selangor) will give us access to the land," said Ongkili, expressing confidence that the Selangor water restructuring issue will be resolved.

He said this to reporters outside parliament building today when asked on the status of discussions between the federal government and Selangor after the extension to the master agreement recently lapsed.

Ongkili confirmed that officials from both sides met last Monday and that there is no dispute on the ownership of the land where the water pipes are.

He also clarified that the proposal by the federal government to lease the land where the pipes are from Selangor is no longer neccesary following the meeting and that it still remains under the ownership of the state.

He also said there will not be any revision to the price for the takeover of Selangor's water assets.

To recap, the Selangor state government had decided not to give the federal government a third extension to the master water agreement that lapsed recently.

Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali had then voiced his disappointment over the federal government's decision to not honour the master agreement that was signed by his predecessor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, claiming that the ownership of the land where the water assets are was never in the master water agreement.