The Mengkuang Dam in Penang. The prolonged drought has led to cloud seeding efforts to bring more rain to fill up dams in Penang.
Penang Water Supply Corporation CEO Jaseni Maidinsa said despite cloud seeding efforts, the rains were not enough to fill up key dams. The Air Itam Dam is at 56.2% and the Teluk Bahang Dam is at 36.1%, as of yesterday. A table showing the capacities of the dams yesterday compared to Jan 15 when the first alert was issued. The Air Itam Dam is much smaller than the Teluk Bahang dam.
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