Dry spell looms in the north

Saving the crop: Farmer Peh Peng Tong positioning a hose to pump water from a irrigation canal into a partially dried-up padi field at Simpang Empat Kuar near Alor Janggus in Alor Setar. — GC TAN/The Star

ALOR SETAR: With the hot and dry spell making a return, the three northern states are now experiencing scorching heat as high as 32°C, mainly due to the La Nina weather pattern.

Padi farmers in Kedah have been told to prepare for the worst as there could be a drought, which would affect rice fields’ irrigation and drainage system.