MIRI, Aug 7 2026: Repair work on the 18-inch AC main pipe that burst near GK Supermarket at Bulatan Pujut 3 is expected to be completed later tonight, while water supply to the affected areas will be restored in stages after the distribution system returns to stability.
Transport Minister and Senadin State Legislative Member (SLM) Lee Kim Shin said the water supply restoration process is expected to take up to 12 hours depending on the pressure in the distribution system.
“Water tanker trucks have been sent to the affected areas to assist residents who need temporary water supplies,” he said after personally inspecting the repair work carried out by Sarawak Water Sdn Bhd at the incident site this evening.
Earlier this morning, Lee was informed of the water supply disruption in Permyjaya, Desa Senadin, Tudan and surrounding areas. Lee immediately contacted Sarawak Water to obtain information on the cause of the incident and the progress of the repair work.
Sarawak Water informed that the burst pipe incident that occurred at around 4am affected the water supply in Piasau, Permyjaya, Tudan, Lutong, Senadin, Southlake, Vista Perdana, Kuala Baram and surrounding areas.
“Sarawak Water also opened several border valves to divert water supply to several areas, thus allowing some consumers to receive water supply again in the afternoon,” he said.
He said that the water supply would not be restored simultaneously once the repair work was completed because the distribution system needed time to refill and build pressure before the supply returned to normal.
In this regard, he urged Sarawak Water to continue to provide the latest information to the public until the water supply was fully restored.
Touching on the traffic congestion around Pujut Roundabout 3, Lee said that the incident had not only affected the water supply, but also caused inconvenience to road users.
Following this, he had contacted the Miri District Police to deploy traffic personnel at the affected locations to control and smooth the flow of traffic on the route which is already busy every day.-
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