Giving updates: SPAN members (from left) Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah, Mohd Azmi and Santiago during a press conference on the water supply disruption at Sungai Muda. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: The staff in charge of the barrage operations at Sungai Muda, which supplies water to much of Penang and Kedah, work from 8.30am to 4.30pm with off days on Fridays and Saturdays during the dry season.
In a surprise revelation, the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) said round-the-clock surveillance was only done during the rainy or flood seasons.
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