This will be followed by system integration work, which is expected to take several months until early next year, he told reporters after inspecting the LRT3 project at the Pasar Jawa Station here today.

Yesterday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) said as many as six areas recorded a Level 1 hot weather alert.

According to him, 87 hotspots were reported this week, same as the previous week, with 49 localities in Selangor, Penang (22), Sabah (seven), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (five), Kedah (three), and Perak (one).

Beliau berkata projek berkenaan merupakan sebahagian usaha kerajaan dalam menangani insiden pencemaran sumber air mentah berlaku pada tahun-tahun sebelum ini yang telah menjejaskan kira-kira 1.6 juta pemegang akaun Air Selangor.

Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari berkata, setiap jemaah yang memohon dan menepati syarat kelayakan akan diberikan wang tunai sebanyak RM500 serta kit syifa termasuk ubat-ubatan, cecair pembasmi kuman, losen serta pelembap bibir.