Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Water Tunnel Pahang to Selangor

With water rationing imposed in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in March 2014, the issues of water production was discussed.One of the proposed solution was to build a new water processing plant, known as langat 2, and to channel raw water from Pahang, Sungai Semantan.

The existing plants are:
- Langat 1
- Kelang Gate.
- Batu
- Semenyih
- Wangsa Maju - built on fast track basis in 1998.


The Tunnel - The Star 16 Apr 2014

The tunnel ia about 44.6 Km from Karak to Hulu Langat outlet. The water from Sungai Semantan will pass through the channel under the Titiwangsa mountain range.

Currently, the water uses is around 4351MLD and the production capability of the 34 treatment plants is 4686MLD. Wth Langat 2, the capacitity will be improved by 1,200MLD.

The Pahang Water Tunnel - the Star 16 Apr 2014


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