Cloud seeding to fill up Penang dams


Drying up: The water level at Ayer Itam dam sitting at 37% in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With little rain in the state over the last month, cloud seeding operations are being carried out over the water catchment areas in Ayer Itam and Teluk Bahang to improve the effective capacity at the dams there.

The operations are being done by the National Disaster Management (Nadma) with help from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, said Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer K. Pathmanathan.

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