GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 — Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) is minimising drawdowns from Air Itam Dam and Teluk Bahang Dam as their effective capacities continue to drop. The...
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The effective capacities of the Air Itam Dam is down to 27.6 per cent and 25.2 per cent for the Teluk Bahang Dam as at August 19. As at August 19, the effective capacities of Muda Dam in Kedah has dropped to 7.8 per cent while Beris Dam in Kedah is at 53.9 per cent and Bukit Merah Dam in Perak is at 33 per cent.
"PBAPP is working with the Penang state government to request the National Disaster Management Agency to conduct cloud seeding operations over the WCAs of the Air Itam and Teluk Bahang Dams," he said. “There is no immediate threat to water supply services for about 66.7 per cent of Penang’s water consumers,” he said.
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