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Sunday, September 25, 2016

SMI operators, breeders hit by water woes in Kelantan

The signing of the Kelantan Water Supply Services Industry Restructuring between the federal and state governments on Sept 14 is hoped to address this issue.
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KOTA BHARU: The endless water supply woes in Kelantan have not only affected the people but also challenged the capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their daily business transactions.
The operator of a soy sauce factory in Melor, Halmehera Mat Salleh, 41, said she faced difficulties in producing her products since last year when the lack of clean water supply first hit.
“Last year the water supply (supplied by Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd) was inconsistent and I had to buy clean water to process the products while for cleaning works, I used well water from the house of a neighbour near the factory,” she told Bernama here.
She said this year the situation worsened, compelling her to prepare her raw ingredients, such as dried chillies and minced onions, at home before sending them to the factory.
Halmehera said as a new entrepreneur venturing into the business world, she had to face tough challenges due to the water supply problems and had to bear the cost of purchasing water to ensure quality and hygienic products.
She said such difficulties were acutely felt when customers or wholesalers placed unexpectedly big orders with her.
Hence the signing of the Kelantan Water Supply Services Industry Restructuring between the federal and state governments on Sept 14 is hoped to address this pertinent issue, she said.
“We are very hopeful this clean water supply can be overcome urgently not only for entrepreneurs like us but also for the people of Kelantan,” she said of the agreement which would benefit about 1.6 million consumers.
Meanwhile duck breeder Noor Hisyam Abd Aziz, 35, said clean water supply was crucial to producing good quality farm animals, especially during the dry spell.
However Noor Hisyam, who rears 3,000 ducks on his farm at Kampung Lubuk Angong, Tanah Merah, said the source of water from the well was inadequate to irrigate the farm’s five ponds.
Meanwhile Campus director of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Jeli Prof Dr Ibrahim Che Omar said the two vital elements that attracted investors to a particular area was sufficient as well as high quality water and electricity supplies.
“I believe through this agreement, Kelantan can attract more investors to the state in future,” said Ibrahim, who is also the Agriculture and Food Cluster Committee member of the National Professors Council.
The East Coast Economic Region Development Council has attracted investment worth RM12.4 billion from 2007 until January 2016 in Kelantan, generating more than 13,000 jobs in various sectors for the people in the state.

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