Cascading effects of prolonged drought

1 The treated water in the Penang Botanic Gardens reservoir has been reduced to 10mil litres from its 20mil litres capacity.2 The Mengkuang Dam in Bukit Mertajam is still undergoing expansion works. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB & MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star

THE tumbling cascade of the waterfall in the Penang Botanic Gardens seems to mask the truth behind Penang’s water supply.

“This waterfall has never dried up since the days of Captain Francis Light.