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Friday, April 1, 2011

National Summit 2011 (Part 2 - Sewerage Treatment Plant)

The second part our the National Summit technical visit - Wasterwater Treatment Plant which is located near to the toll bridge. 
For your information, the Kuching city centralised sewage project was reported to be worth RM 2.0 billion. It is expected to be carried out in four or five packages to provide coverage to some 90% of the city’s total households. A central sewage treatment plant will be built under package I, which is due for completion in the second quarter of 2012. Its other main components are a trunk sewer (7.7 km), secondary sewer (5.4 km) and tertiary sewer (51.4 km), connections to large properties (127 in number) and shophouses (1,924) and residential houses (782).

For further information please feel free to pay a visit to Sewerage Services Department Sarawak 

The site engineer briefing through the overall sewerage systems designed and the methods that they implemented.


Our chairman, Mr Ron giving a introduction speech.
The site engineer introducing us the client and the project manager of this massive project.




After the talk and movie presentation we adjourned to the site to have a clear view of their works.

Inlet pumping station under construction.


Moving to the other side. The operation building which is still under construction.
Have a view of the size of pipe that they are using as compared to our dear Ms Ika's size.

The operation station.


The project manager briefing us.


Group photos before the operation building.
Then we gathered at the site office waiting to be brought to the next station. The tunnel drilling underneath the Sungai Sarawak.


The location of the tunnel drilling. According to the site engineers, they have been working 36days (for 24 hours) continuously and it is estimated to reach the other end of the shaft by early end of March.





Closer look of the shaft.
The operating room to check on the drilling process and the alignment of the pipe.





Around 5:30pm we make a move back to hotel. Getting a rest before going for dinner with all the main committee members.

What a HOT, TIRING yet FRUITFUL day. 

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