Escaping the dry taps in Penang

Wat-er situation: Customers enjoying meals at a local food court at Thean Teik road in Ayer Itam, Penang. Such destinations will draw larger crowds during the water cut from Jan 10-14 as Ayer Itam is not affected. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With the New Year comes new hopes and dreams but for folks here, all they want is just clean water from the taps.

Worried about the impact of next week’s water disruption, the affected residents are making plans to head out to other states to avoid the “dry” situation.