Water levels in Kedah dams drop to 60 per cent


ALOR SETAR (Bernama): The water levels in Kedah dams have dropped to 60 per cent of its capacity due to the release of water to meet the needs of the state’s agricultural sector.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said the situation was a bit worrying if there was no rain in the near future and more water from all the dams had to be released.

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