11.   He said about half the old pipes had been replaced.

12.   However, to repair or replace the pipes requires money and the present water charges may be inadequate to cover the costs.

13.   Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the State had spent millions of ringgit to replace old pipes and lay bigger pipes in areas facing increasing demand.

14.   The authorities said leaks would continue unless all the old, asbestos cement pipes were replaced.

15.   The company recently said it intended to replace inadequate pipes.

16.   The damaged pipe has been replaced.

17.   The steps are replacing old pipes, building more dams and maximising the production capacity of water treatment plants.

18.   Two workers in Moscow were killed by a collapsing wall as they tried to replace hot water pipes in an underground tunnel, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday.