SHAH ALAM, April 24 — Approximately 209 water theft cases were reported in Selangor last year, the State Legislative Assembly sitting was told today.
State executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture Dato' Izham Hashim said that of the total, 184 cases involved commercial accounts, while the remainder involved domestic accounts.
As of March this year, 43 cases of water theft have been recorded, involving 12 domestic accounts and 31 commercial accounts.
“Water theft not only affects the supply system and the interests of legitimate users, but also has a direct impact on non-revenue water rates, water pressure stability and the integrity of the existing pipe network.
“As such, the state government, through the Air Selangor Enforcement Section, has carried out continuous monitoring, intelligence actions, and enforcement in accordance with the laws stipulated under the Water Services Industry Act 2006 to curb water theft through several strategies,” he said.
Izham was replying to Sungai Panjang state assemblyman Mohd Razali Saari's query about developments in water-theft cases and the measures taken to address the issue.
He added that among the measures implemented by the state government were daily preventive measures, including proactive monitoring in high-risk areas, frontliner complaints and reports, community collaboration, and official complaints to Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd via smartphone apps.
In addition, integrated operations were carried out by Air Selangor in collaboration with the National Water Services Commission, the local authorities, and the media.
