Cloud seeding over Bukit Merah catchment area as dam levels dip

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IPOH: The government will carry out cloud seeding operations in the catchment area of the Bukit Merah dam in Semanggol, Kerian district, in what is hoped to be a solution to overcome dry conditions in the area and help irrigate 19,508 hectares of drying padi fields there.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said the areas affected were the Kerian Integrated Agricultural Development (IADA) and part of IADA in Sungai Acheh, Penang covering 1,267 hectares.