GEORGE TOWN: The rainfall in the past few days is still not enough to raise the current storage of raw water in the state’s two main dams. Based on th...
: The rainfall in the past few days is still not enough to raise the current storage of raw water in the state’s two main dams.
As for the Teluk Bahang Dam, the effective capacity also decreased by 0.8 per cent, from 27.4 per cent on Thursday to 26.6 per cent today. On Tuesday, the National Disaster Management Agency in a statement said the current stock of raw water in Muda Dam, Kedah; Bukit Merah Dam in Perak and Teluk Bahang Dam in Penang are falling and are at dangerous levels with readings recorded as 7.44 per cent, 16.43 per cent and 28.20 per cent respectively, as of August 5.
Citing the National Water Services Commission , the agency said the five dams are Air Hitam Dam in Penang with 32.40 per cent, Malut Dam, Pedu Dam and Beris Dam in Kedah respectively recording 37per cent , 37.02 per cent and 53.39 percent and Timah Tasoh Dam in Perlis .
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