Smart way to checkrising floodwaters

(Front, from left) Sophic Automation project manager C.Y. Tan showing Chow the sensor installed beside a drain at a flood-prone area in Lintang P. Ramlee, Penang. — Photo: CHAN BOON KAI /The Star

AS a measure to receive early flood detection, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has installed water-level sensors at 10 flood-prone areas.

Its secretary Addnan Mohd Razali said the sensors would keep track of the water levels along the drains and road level, especially during heavy rainfall.