Wasting Water? I don't think so.

Fell sick over the weekend. Could not update that much. Still recovering. Bad flu, cough n sore throat.

Decided to read the Star online and found this article.

I found this part to be particularly interesting.

Shaziman also said that the Selangor Government's decision to waive charges for the first 20 cubic metres of water used by households was not a good idea, as people would tend to waste water.

In fact, he said, the water usage in Selangor, which was about 240 litres per person, was higher than the national average of 180 litres.

"Free water will encourage people to waste water, a vital commodity that Selangor would be facing a critical shortage of; and that is why the Government decided on the water transfer project from Pahang to Selangor," he said.

He said the new state government had not presented the ministry with a concrete proposal on the free water, adding that such plans would be feasible if the "state government has tonnes of money."

Free water encourages wastage. An average household uses 180 liters and by giving me 20 liters free, we will start wasting it? What the heck is he talking about?

If you use 240 liters a month and someone gives u 10% extra, will you go ecstatic and start pouring water into the drains. This move is intended to help the people lower their cost of living. Even how low it may be, it stills helps. It does not encourage me to throw water away or go out and spend like there's no tomorrow.

He is really starting to sound like an opposition, opposing anything the other proposes. Or maybe it is too little for him to feel the pinch. Think of the little people. Perhaps that's why they lost the elections, they didn't think of the people.