Cause for concern: The Ayer Itam dam is now at just 28.4% capacity, enough only for less than a month. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: The Ayer Itam dam here is fast drying up, and is now at just 28.4% capacity, enough only for less than a month.
The dam serves around 180,000 residents of Ayer Itam, Paya Terubong and Jalan Masjid Negeri and to ensure supply is not cut off, the state government is resorting to cloud seeding.
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