PUB to hand over Gunong Pulai Waterworks to Johor authorities

The 1961 Water Agreement between Singapore and Johor expires on Wednesday and Singapore's national water agency PUB will hand over the Gunong Pulai Waterworks to the Johor water authorities.

In a statement, PUB said that throughout the 50-year tenure of the 1961 Water Agreement, the working relationship between the Johor water authorities and PUB has been good and cordial.

A signing ceremony will be held at the Gunong Pulai Waterworks on Wednesday, where PUB will officially hand over the assets to the Johor state govenment.

The handing/taking over document will be signed by the Chairman of the PUB and the Johor State Secretary.

The event will be graced by Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, the Sultan of Johor; Singapore's Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan; and the Chief Minister of Johor, YAB Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani bin Othman. Officials from Singapore and Malaysia will also be present.

The PUB said the expiry of the 1961 Water Agreement will not have any impact on the water supply for both Singapore and Johor.

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