SEMENYIH, Jan 12 (Bernama)-- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Tun Razak today took to task the Selangor government for blaming others over
the water crisis in the Klang Valley.
He said he was saddened and dissapointed to see the people
living in the Klang Valley burdened by the crisis, especially flat residents
who had to carry water to their homes to meet their daily needs.
"I am saddened to see people living in flats having to
lift buckets of water to the upper floors. Two flight of stairs might not be so
bad, what if 10 floors? It might not be a heavy burden for the young, but what
if they are elderly people. It's just making life difficult for the people.
"They (Selangor government) are busy pointing fingers
and blaming Syabas (the water concessionaire in Selangor) and the Barisan
Nasional (BN) government for the crisis, but this is not the way, this is not
the time. We want to blame others, what does that mean?
"Solve the water problem of the people. We (BN) cannot
because they (Selangor government) won't give the development order (for the
Langat 2 water treament plant which is needed to avert water crises in the
Klang Valley). We want to open additional pumping stations, they also don't
give approval," he said.
Najib said this at a "Meet-the-People" event
organised by the Indian Progressive Front (IPF) at Dataran Tesco here.
He said what the Pakatan-led Selangor government should do
was to work together with the federal government to overcome water supply
problems in the Klang Valley and Selangor as a whole, saying if the matter was
not addressed urgently, the situation was expected to get worse in future.
"What will happen in 2014, when a more serious water
disaster is likely to happen in our country, especially in the Klang Valley,
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, if we do not solve this water problem.
"Water is a fundamental right of every human being,
getting acess to quality water. We guarantee this, give the mandate to the BN
(in the upcoming election), we will solve the water problem as soon as we can.
We are not playing politics," he said.
Najib also said development and investment in the state had
also become stunted due water supply problems.
"We are aware potential investments in the billions in
Selangor may not take off if the water problem is not resolved. Investors are
waiting to open factories in Selangor but are postponing their projects because
of this. It is the same with property developers.," he said.
He added all these problems would be a thing of the past if
the BN were returned to power in Selangor.
Also present were Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based
Industry Datuk Seri Noh Omar, BN and Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku
Adnan Tengku Mansor, Deputy Finance Minister and Selangor MCA chairman Datuk
Donald Lim Siang Chai, Deputy Minister of Federal Territories and Urban
Wellbeing Datuk M. Saravanan, Deputy Information, Communications and Culture
Minister Senator Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz and IPF president Datuk M
Sambanthan
-- BERNAMA
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