JOHOR BARU: Water supply to the Lily & Jasmine Apartment in Taman Tampoi Indah, here, was temporarily reconnected, following the Pulai member of parliament's involvement, last night.

Suhaizan Kayat instructed his team to meet the residents at 9.45pm, and some 15 minutes later, Ranhill-SAJ personnel temporarily reconnected the water supply.

He said some RM1.4 million in outstanding water bills are owed to SAJ.

"This is not a new issue. In 2018, the underground pipes which are outdated and suffered extensive wear and tear had broken down and this led to significant leakages.

"The issue is that the underground pipes fall under the jurisdiction of the property management and costs almost RM2 million for repair works."

He said it's the second time that the Pulai parliamentary service centre had intervened to resolve water cutoff issues at the Lily & Jasmine Apartment, which has 480 units and over 2,000 residents.

Suhaizan had brought the matter to the attention of the District Action Committee and even discussed it in Parliament.

However, due to the classification of Lily& Jasmine Apartments as a medium-high-cost housing area, it does not qualify for certain maintenance assistance programmes under the federal government.

He said yesterday intervention brought temporarily relief to the residents. However ,it's clear that sustainable and long-term is solution is required.

"The Lily & Jasmine Apartment's current status classification (medium-high-cost housing area), limits the support available that should be provided by the federal government.

"We are exploring all avenues, including legislative, to ensure that theresidents will not face these hardships," he said, when contacted today.

A temporary solution was achieved last night after discussions with the residents, the property management and SAJ officials were chaired by the Pulai parliamentary service centre officer.

SAJ, agreed to reconnect the water supply, after a RM30,000 partial settlement of the outstanding RM1.4 million dues were paid.

Suhaizat contributed RM10,000 towards the partial agreed outstanding bill.

SAJ reconnected water supply at 10pm.

The residents will be meeting the Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi's representatives today to discuss an amicable long-term solution to their water supply woes.

Last night, tensions ran high in the Lily & Jasmine Apartment housing area when residents confronted the management after they suffered a two-day water cut without prior notification.

A Ranhill-SAJ spokesman said following the RM30,000 partial payment, they reconnected the water supply last night.

The spokesman added amicable solutions agreed upon yesterday were for the management to adhere to a structured payment plan which includes paying 10 per cent of the outstanding dues every month in addition to regular bills.

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