Forbes 50 Richest: IOI brothers go into top five for first time but weak ringgit drags down Malaysian billionaires' wealthPBAPP chief executive officer K. Pathmanathan said the 30.3 per cent dam effective capacity is not a cause for panic. — Picture by Opalyn MokGEORGE TOWN, April 16 — Water supply services are still normal in the Air Itam service area although the effective capacity of the Air Itam Dam is at 30.3 per cent, said the Penang Water Supply Corporation .
He said PBAPP is pumping water, at 33 million litres per day , from the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant to the Air Itam service area to make up for the reduced drawdowns from the Air Itam Dam.On normal non-dry weather days, Air Itam Dam drawdowns were 44 MLD while during dry weather controls, it was reduced to 22 MLD but under the AIDAP 2024, only 11 MLD were drawn from the dam daily.
“However, the implementation of such controls may cause some inconveniences to some consumers in the Air Itam service area,” he warned.