Penang CM: State can still extract water from Sungai Muda even as Kedah warns of drop in river water level
GEORGE TOWN, April 17 -- The drop in water level at Sungai Muda will not prevent Penang from continuing to extract water from the river, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
He said the pump installed by the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) at Sungai Dua downstream from Kedah is deep within the river.
"It is deep enough to continue to extract water even when water levels have dropped," he told reporters after attending the launch of iNPenang 100th issue at St Giles Wembley Hotel here.
He said when a drop in water levels affected the extraction process for the Sungai Petani / Pinang Tunggal water treatment plant, it did not necessarily mean it would affect the water extraction process in Penang.
"The levels of the extractio...
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