Gunung Jerai sabo dam to be completed by December


Compiled by C. ARUNO, RAZAK AHMAD and R. ARAVINTHAN

THE construction of a sabo dam at Gunung Jerai, Kedah, is scheduled to be completed in December and will help prevent a repeat of the Aug 18 water surge incident, reported Sinar Harian.

The government had approved an allocation to build the dam following the incident and the project was being expedited, said Environment and Water Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Zaini Ujang.

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