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  • 1/10/2024
The first day of the statewide water supply disruption in Penang on Wednesday (Jan 10) led to the closure of numerous food stalls, with many operators in Bayan Baru shutting down their businesses.

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00:00 The first day of the statewide water supply disruption in Penang went without any major
00:07 hitches.
00:08 Tabs had turned dry as early as 5am during the 96-hour water cut which started on Wednesday.
00:16 While some food stalls were open, other stall owners decided to take a break until water
00:20 supply resumes.
00:22 The Bayan Baru food court in Bayan Lepas, which is usually packed with customers as
00:26 early as 8am for breakfast, was practically deserted with 80% of stalls closed and no
00:32 customers in sight.
00:34 Association Chairman Roy Ang said 80% of the 140 stalls at the food court had closed and
00:39 he expected more to do so later.
00:42 Ang said there was water supply at the food court as the Penang Island City Council or
00:46 MBPP had placed a water tank for washing purposes.
00:50 With water supply being completely cut, Penangites have been stocking up on mineral water, with
00:55 supermarkets bringing in more supply.
00:58 Almost 600,000 consumers are affected by the scheduled water cut from January 10 till January
01:04 14.
01:05 The supply disruption is meant to allow for valve replacement work at the Sungai Dua water
01:10 treatment plant and repair work at several locations along the main pipeline.
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