THE Perak government has denied claims of sand mining activities at Sungai Perak resulting in soil movement at the water treatment plant (WTP) intake in Teluk Kepayang, Bota, affecting 79,360 accounts in the Manjung and Perak Tengah districts on March 31.
State Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the sinking of the earth surface at the river embankment near the WTP caused pressure to build, cutting off the water supply.