GEORGE TOWN, April 11 — The effective capacity of two main dams in Penang, the Teluk Bahang Dam and the Air Itam Dam here are currently at 50 per cent due to low rainfall in...
GEORGE TOWN, April 11 — The effective capacity of two main dams in Penang, the Teluk Bahang Dam and the Air Itam Dam here are currently at 50 per cent due to low rainfall in the area.
“The amount of rainfall in the dams’ catchment areas for January, February and March this year was at 129mm for Air Itam Dam and 251mm for Teluk Bahang Dam. Pathmanathan said the numbers showed that the reduced capacity of both dams was due to low rainfall in water catchment areas and high demand, and they were implementing several measures, including optimising drawing raw water from Sungai Muda and treated water supply from the Sungai Dua water treatment plant, as a response.
“We also have minimised the release of raw water from Air Itam Dam and Teluk Bahang Dam as best as possible without affecting water supply service,” he said.
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