Water pressure at Kuching’s Kenyalang Food Centre has improved after Sarawak Water carried out a temporary reconnection on Friday. The work followed complaints from hawkers and traders, who said the pressure was especially weak after 5pm. Sarawak Water replaced and installed connection points using an existing connection near the centre. Supply to the food centre and nearby shophouses was interrupted from 10am to 3pm while the work was carried out. Water support was arranged for affected food and beverage operators during that window. The reconnection is an interim measure, and MBKS said it will continue monitoring the supply with Sarawak Water. For traders, the immediate test is whether pressure remains adequate through the evening operating period.

Four water treatment plants have been placed at the front of Sarawak’s next cloud-seeding plan as the dry spell continues to squeeze raw-water reserves. The priority sites are Simunjan, Lingga, Spaoh and Lichok. The target window is Sept 3 to 5, but the operation still depends on suitable cloud formations. Agencies are due to meet on Sept 1 to decide how it will be carried out, so the dates are not a confirmed flight schedule. The exercise is intended to support both water sources and power dams. The wider response is already moving. From Aug 18 to 29, JBALB’s 24 water tankers and 74 contracted lorries—98 vehicles in all—made 680 trips and delivered 3.344 million litres across Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Limbang and Miri. The disaster committee has also approved RM400,000 for additional water tanks and central collection points in larger villages. Separately, bottled-water assistance recorded 1,943 cases from Jan 1 to Aug 26, covering 49,523 families and 225,822 people. Communities facing supply interruptions should follow JBALB or Sarawak Water notices for the operating details of their local tanker routes and collection points.