KOTA TINGGI, April 22 -- Authorities are deploying a mobile desalination plant and conducting cloud seeding operations to combat a severe water crisis affecting more than 4,000 residents in Felda Lok Heng and Felda Waha.

According to Kota Tinggi MP Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, prolonged dry weather has caused water levels at Sungai Ulu Sedili Kecil to drop to a critical point, rendering the Lok Heng Water Treatment Plant unable to operate.

In a statement today, Khaled, who is also the defence minster, explained that previous mitigation efforts, including using groundwater from tube wells and transferring water from Sungai Lukah, had proven unsustainable due to limited resources and high salinity levels.

To address the crisis, water operat...