Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Selangor will sign a new supplementary water agreement with the federal government tomorrow, said a source close to the matter.

The decision to draft out a supplementary water agreement comes after both the federal and state governments had agreed last month to end the water impasse in two months.

"Selangor exco will meet today and a decision will be made to pass the supplementary water agreement that will be signed tomorrow," said the source.

This supplementary water agreement was drafted out after the master agreement had lapsed in March this year, over unresolved issues, the source added.

The master water agreement was signed by former Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili on Sept 14, last year.

But the master agreement had lapsed in March this year, after Selangor refused to grant its third extension on the master agreement.

To recap, Selangor decided not to give the federal government a third extension to the master agreement over unresolved issues including land matters where the water assets are located.

Ongkili in a statement last month said the Selangor water impasse will be resolved in the next two months, and that the Langat 2 water treatment project and the distribution system would be continued.

He added that Selangor government had promised to honour all the commitments made to expedite the issuance of the necessary approvals for permits and land required for the Langat 2 water treatment plant and its distribution system.

The state government has also agreed to revive the master agreement for which Selangor declined to grant an extension when it lapsed in March.

 

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