Published on: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tawau: Residents of the Sri Titingan People's Housing Project (PPR) here staged a peaceful protest Monday following the discovery of a corpse inside one of its water tanks on May 12.They held posters claiming RM1 million compensation for each unit claiming they had consumed the contaminated water.Some of them also displayed posters calling for the relevant authorities to act in accordance with the 1Malaysia concept of "People's First, Performance Now".They conducted the protest before a dialogue and health check-up session of the residents that was attended by State Finance Assistant Minister cum Apas Assemblyman Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar, Tawau Municipal Council President Datuk Ismail Mayakob and Tawau Health Director II, Dr Mohammad Nazaruddin.In the dialogue, several residents questioned the level of water security in the housing and became emotional over the issue.However, Tawfiq assured the residents that they should not worry over the supply of clean water to their houses as it is safe to be consumed and that the Health Department has taken proactive steps to clean up the water tanks.He also advised the residents not to be influenced by opposition propaganda as they are taking advantage of the situation and issuing baseless statements."To those unsatisfied residents, they have the right to voice out but discharge your rights in accordance to the law and Constitution," Tawfiq said.Meanwhile Dr Mohammad said the Department has carried out inspection and monitoring on the cleaning works of the affected water tanks and that chlorine has been put into the main water tank that channels water to the residents' homes."The Department carried out health examination on the people here, Monday, to ensure the level health of the residents is good."At the same time, the residents should boil water when they want to consume water and get immediate treatment at the hospital should they suffer allergies or pain," he said.
Daily Express
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