The past one week has been a bothersome to many of the residence around the Klang Valley due to the water rationing which is caused by drying up of dams, and the weather which is constantly hot from day to day is not helping in the situation as well.
Big families are especially affected by the water shortage as there are more people living under one roof thus usage of water would be at a higher level as compared to those with a smaller amount of people.
When asked on the difficulty in going through daily routines, “It is hard as water is a part of our daily lives,” said Rina Goon who lives in a double storey house with six other family members.
“We find every possible means to stock up on water to use for two days when the water supply is cut off,” she added.
Such household has been coping in every way they could think of when water supply is not available to use, and this includes storing waters in containers, bottles or any pot which they could find which can hold water for their daily usage.
According to Gurvinder Kaur, 42, a housewife who is also affected by the water rationing said “this showed how water is really a luxury and how difficult it is to go through houseworks even just for two consecutive days,” she said.
There are different strategies used by different people throughout the Klang Valley with the on and off supply of water to their house.Paramjit Singh, husband of Gurvinder Kaur, shared his strategy of saving water usage by saying “eating out for dinner when everyone is home,” he said as this will reduce water used in cooking.
“Clothes are only washed when the water is back and when eating home we limit our dishes and plates,” he added when asked on his water usage strategy.
Speaking of food, not only households have to bare with the water rationing system but also businesses such as eateries where water consumption is high for cooking and washing of plates, bowls and cutleries.
Food outlets
Eateries located in the area affected by the water rationing is in chaos as it is flooded by people from around the area which is saving on water usage by not cooking and eating out seemed like the best idea to everyone.
One such eatery operator, Alan Chan shared his experience in handling such crisis and how it could actually be a nightmare rather than a pleasant dream even with the constant flooding of customers.
“Peak hours is like a nightmare when everyone walks in, because water is needed to cook, make drinks and wash,” he said.
Water usage is hard to manage when you need to handle a huge amount of plates and cups that needs to be washed, foods that needs to be cooked, drinks that need to be made and even including moping of floor to keep the place clean for customers.
However Alan is prepared to serve his customers even under such circumstances, and has been using a few ways to cut down his outlet’s water consumption.
“Most of us cafe operators are using different ways to lower our water use to continue business,” said Alan when asked if there are strategies in handling such situation.
His cafe in particular, Shiok Kopitiam located in Bandar Kinrara, uses disposable plastics to wrap and cover their plates and bowls before serving their food and dispose of the plastic once a customer is done and wrap them up again with new plastic.
This saves up a lot on water consumption in eateries but that is not all as many eateries can be seen operating with the use of paper or plastic plates, bowls, cups and cutleries as well.
While venturing around a few usual spots for food, one can also notice that some of the eateries choose to only operate at certain hours and some seemed to be closed during the period when water supply is not available in the area.
Various ways and methods are being used during this period where water supply is insufficient to go through with daily lives at home or even operation of business and patience is crucial for those affected as rain has began pouring down again and hopefully for the days to come.
Saving up on water usage is now crucial in going through with the water rationing, using only minimal and needed water is important when water is supplied to homes to reduce wastage.
Filling up on water in any found containers are the best way to tackle the days when water is cut off to cook, bathe flushing toilets or any other basic needs but usage still needs to be limited to not over use.
Due to the water rationing, water has been seen as a luxury in homes affected and it has been difficult for them especially when the family is big, but on the bright side, water bill will not be something to be worried about.
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