Sungai Muda running dry


Worrying sight: Sungai Muda seen from near the PBA Holdings Bhd pumphouse, in Kepala Batas.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s primary raw water source – Sungai Muda in Kedah – has dipped below the 1.80m alert threshold since Jan 1.

In announcing the second alert, Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa said the water level was at 1.46m on Tuesday.

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