The Selangor government said today it has no qualms with the Langat 2 water treatment project, as long as the discussions over the water restructuring issues have been resolved amicably with the private concessionaires and federal agencies.

NONEIn a press statement issued this morning, Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (right) said the state had never opposed the Langat 2 project, but reiterated the need to prioritise it as a matter of urgency.

“We said we will accept the Langat 2 Project but it does not have to be rushed into.

“The state will only address the project after we resolve the issue of water services restructuring in Selangor. We maintain that we must prioritise water restructuring over the Langat 2 project,” said Khalid.
 
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that Khalid had given the consent to build the Langat 2 water treatment plant.

The deputy premier added that the MB had also wanted the matter resolved urgently to avoid a crisis in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in the near future.

Khalid was said to have expressed this at 5th National Waters Resources Council meeting in Putrajaya yesterday.

Muhyiddin added that with all obstacles removed, the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry would be asked to go into overdrive mode to implement the project.

Khalid today also said he does not know how the deputy minister had concluded that Selangor had given the go-ahead for the Langat 2 water treatment, and urged the minister to refrain from making such assumptions in the future.

“We will continue our negotiations to resolve the restructuring of water services industry which have been in a deadlock since last year. We want a better deal, better services and better price for the people – that is our aim,” said Khalid.

'Water restructuring first, then we'll talk about Langat 2'