GEORGE TOWN, April 24 -- The Penang state government hopes cloud seeding operations can be carried out in upstream Kedah to raise water levels in Sungai Muda.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the measure was important to ensure sufficient raw water supply in the state.

"The river's water level has dropped to a critical stage," he said at a press conference after launching the Penang ATE campus at Olive Tree Hotel here today.

Chow said the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) had contacted authorities in Kedah to coordinate immediate action.

Apart from cloud seeding, he said releasing water from Beris Dam in Kedah had also been proposed as a short-term measure.

He added that Penang would channel water from the Expanded Meng...