Ponds at Taiping Lake Gardens experience 70 pc drop in water levels, says local council

Barren beautification: Debris being removed from a dry lakebed at Taiping Lake Gardens.

IPOH: The lake and ponds at Taiping Lake Gardens are experiencing a nearly 70 per cent reduction in water levels, said Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) president Khairul Amir Mohamad Zubir.

He said that the drop in the water level of the river, which serves as a water source for the ponds, is contributing to the reduction in water levels in the lake and ponds within the gardens.