Zuraimi presses a button to officially recommission the old Ulu Mukah Water Treatment Plant in Selangau.
SELANGAU: Ulu Mukah Water Treatment Plant in Selangau which can give 2.27 million litres of treated water per day was yesterday re-commissioned after about two years of not operating.
Public Works Department state director Zuraimi Sabki officiated at the ceremony.
Operation of the plant was halted after the new Selangau Water Treatment Plant with a capacity of 7 million litres per day (MLD) commenced.
The re-commissioning of the old plant was to address the water shortage problem in Mukah Division, Zuraimi said.
Sibu Public Works Department had begun to refurbish the old plant at the end of 2014 and work was completed April this year.
It started to supply water to Matadeng area in Mukah Division.
People in Matadeng now can get about 1.5 MLD of water.
Ulu Mukah Water Treatment Plant was once given 5-star rating by Sarawak Public Works Department.