PuAS & PN will be up in Arms, Torches & Pitchforks!
Protex! Protex! Protex!

and that touristking will be so triggered!

I have some knowledge in planning for such work. When we plan to down something to do something, there will be questions asked by the "challengers" -
-why do you need to shutdown the line to join the new line if you already put in the isolation valves?
-  If you intend to shutdown the main line, why do you put in the new isolation valves?

If you only need to shutdown to chop off or insert blind on the main line to decommission it, you should not put "shutdown to tie in new line" but "shutdown to decommission the leaking section".

I find it very confusing.

5.00petang, 23.1.2024

KEJADIAN DI SUNGAI PERAI
Satu kejadian mengejut telah berlaku di Sungai Perai. PBAPP telah mengesan kebocoran besar secara mendadak pada bahagian saluran paip bawah permukaan air 1,350mm. PBAPP sedang berusaha untuk mengepam air melalui saluran paip pada aliran minimum. Langkah ini mungkin akan membawa kepada gangguan bekalan air kepada kira-kira 200,000 pengguna di Daerah Barat Daya (Daerah Barat Daya atau DBD) di Pulau Pinang dan beberapa kawasan di Seberang Perai. Sila ambil perhatian bahawa ini adalah "kejadian mendadak" dan bukan gangguan bekalan air berjadual yang dilakukan oleh PBAPP. PBAPP telah mengaktifkan pelan respons kecemasannya. Kami akan menyiarkan kemas kini sewajarnya.
Terima kasih.

5.00pm, 23.1.2024
MISHAP AT SUNGAI PERAI
A sudden mishap has occurred at Sungai Perai. PBAPP has detected a sudden major leak on the 1,350mm underwater pipeline section. PBAPP is striving to pump water through the pipeline at minimal flow.

This exercise is likely to lead towards a water supply disruption for about 200,000 consumers in the South-West District (Daerah Barat Daya or DBD) on Penang Island and some areas in Seberang Perai.

Please note that this is a “sudden mishap” and not a scheduled water supply interruption initiated by PBAPP.* PBAPP has activated its emergency response plan. We will post updates accordingly.
Thank You.

Chow Kon Yeow 曹觀友
Buletin Mutiara
Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia Pulau Pinang

Yes.
Recently pipe burst near Politeknik Seberang Perai was due to negligence by 3rd party contractors.
Hopefully PBA will sue the principal & recover the cost.