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Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia

Provision of safe water supply for the rural areas in Malaysia is still inadequate. The rural populaion constitutes 65% of the total of which 50% has yet to be provided with safe water. This paper intends to present the findings of a study help at Tumbuk Darat, a typical village experiencing an acut...

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Main Authors: Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari, Jusoh, Ahmad, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Ghazali, Abdul Halim
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Language:English
Published: 1987
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18014/1/ID%2018014.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.180142019-11-29T03:27:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18014/ Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari Jusoh, Ahmad Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Ghazali, Abdul Halim Provision of safe water supply for the rural areas in Malaysia is still inadequate. The rural populaion constitutes 65% of the total of which 50% has yet to be provided with safe water. This paper intends to present the findings of a study help at Tumbuk Darat, a typical village experiencing an acute water supply problem. Background survey was done prior to obtaining the baseline data of the water quality of the available source. The factors contributing to the problem and identification of possible water sources were the major areas of the study. Recommendation of appropriate technology for the village was made after taken into consideration both the technical and human factors. Two sources namely rainwater and groundwater were identified as suitable for the village community. The present rainwater harnessing however requires the installation of a simple foul flush diversion device to improve its quality. As for the groudwater is concerned, deep well extraction yields better quality. Minimal treatment consisting of aeration and direct filteration is recommended to render it fit for consumption. 1987 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18014/1/ID%2018014.pdf Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari and Jusoh, Ahmad and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Ghazali, Abdul Halim (1987) Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia. In: International Symposium on Small Systems for Water Supply and Waste Water Disposal, 2-4 July 1987, Singapore. (pp. 315-327).
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description Provision of safe water supply for the rural areas in Malaysia is still inadequate. The rural populaion constitutes 65% of the total of which 50% has yet to be provided with safe water. This paper intends to present the findings of a study help at Tumbuk Darat, a typical village experiencing an acute water supply problem. Background survey was done prior to obtaining the baseline data of the water quality of the available source. The factors contributing to the problem and identification of possible water sources were the major areas of the study. Recommendation of appropriate technology for the village was made after taken into consideration both the technical and human factors. Two sources namely rainwater and groundwater were identified as suitable for the village community. The present rainwater harnessing however requires the installation of a simple foul flush diversion device to improve its quality. As for the groudwater is concerned, deep well extraction yields better quality. Minimal treatment consisting of aeration and direct filteration is recommended to render it fit for consumption.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari
Jusoh, Ahmad
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Ghazali, Abdul Halim
spellingShingle Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari
Jusoh, Ahmad
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Ghazali, Abdul Halim
Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia
author_facet Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari
Jusoh, Ahmad
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Ghazali, Abdul Halim
author_sort Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari
title Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia
title_short Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia
title_full Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia
title_fullStr Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Water supply in the remote area of Tumbuk Darat, Malaysia
title_sort water supply in the remote area of tumbuk darat, malaysia
publishDate 1987
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18014/1/ID%2018014.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18014/
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