Baling floods: Two water treatment plants shut down


ALOR SETAR: The operations of the Kulim Hi-Tech Park Water Treatment Plant (LRA) and the Bukit Pinang/Sungai Petani LRA had to be suspended due to high raw water turbidity (Nephelometric Turbidity unit,) as a result of the floods and water surge phenomenon in Baling on Monday (July 4).

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (pic) in a post on his Facebook on Wednesday (July 6) said that the two LRAs were fully shut down at 10.50pm and 11.10pm Tuesday (July 5).

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