Penang to face another water cut to allow pipe diversion

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Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow assures Penangites that the water disruption will be minor and supply is expected to resume in less than a day.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/01/20/penang-to-face-another-water-cut-to-allow-pipe-diversion/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/01/20/lagi-gangguan-air-di-p-pinang-untuk-lencongan-paip/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Penang #WaterCut #PipeDiversion

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00:00 The diversion of a ruptured pipe under Sungai Perai would require a temporary water cut

00:08 to some 120,000 users on Penang Island, says Chief Minister Chow Kwon Yau.

00:14 He said the water cuts will impact the southwest district.

00:17 However, no specific date for the disruption has been set yet.

00:22 The ruptured pipe supplies treated water from Butterworth to at least half of the island.

00:27 Over the past two months, it had given way three times despite repairs being carried

00:31 out.

00:32 According to Chow, work is underway to divert the pipe and have it run above the river temporarily.

00:39 Although the water cut would not be as massive as before, he said the diversion would take

00:43 16 hours and the supply should return in less than a day.

00:48 Diversion work has begun along the banks of Sungai Perai, involving two pipes stacked

00:52 along the sides of the nearby Ampang Jajar Bridge.

00:56 While this happens, one of the bridge's four lanes will be closed.

00:59 (upbeat music)

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