Refine guidelines on dam water release, Dr Wee urges govt


A file picture of water being released from the Pedu Dam in Kedah on April 16, 2016. – GC TAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry has been urged to refine the standard operating procedure for the release of water from dams.

"I would like to ask the minister (Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad) if they are ready to refine these guidelines," said Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

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