Johor Mulls increasing the price of raw water sold in Singapore

ISKANDAR PUTERI: In accordance with the news, the government Johor plans to increase the cost of raw water in Singapore at a reasonable price

His Menteri Besar, Datuk Osman Sapian said that the new price is likely to be the same as the price of raw water set for the Melaka government, or 50 sen per 1000 gallons.

"… or a little less than that … but not what it is today, I think if we (the Johor government) raise the price at a reasonable and affordable price , we hope the Singapore government will accept it, "he said.

According to the water agreement between Malaysia and Singapore., Malaysia provides Singapore with 250 million gallons of raw water per day at the rate of 3 sen per 1000 gallons. Malaysia then bought back part of the supply that had been processed at 50 sen per 1,000 gallons

The question was discussed with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad last week, but no consensus has been reached, Osman told reporters after attending Kumpulan .. Aidilfitri of Prasarana Rakyat Johor do here today

Discussions are continuing because it is necessary to examine the existing agreement and after that, prob ably the Malaysian government will discuss further with Singapore, he said.

On June 25, Dr. Mahathir He criticized the price of raw water sold in Singapore as "ridiculous" because it was not in keeping with the current times.

Therefore, he wants to renegotiate the terms of the water supply agreement with Singapore.

– -BERNAMA