PUTRAJAYA: Water supply to the homes of 1.5 million residents in Selangor started restoration in stages from last night, and it is believed that the restoration will be completed within 72 hours.

Announcing this today at a press conference, National Water Services Commission (Span) chairman Charles Santiago said according to water provider Air Selangor Sdn Bhd, flushing works had begun at 1pm this afternoon to normalise operations at the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant, after which the restoration of water supply to homes will begin.