GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Meteorological Department’s forecast of higher rainfall in Penang from April to July will hopefully replenish water levels at dams in the state, especially at Air Itam Dam which was reported to be at critical level.
"The result of the Air Itam Dam Action Plan over the past 70 days should reassure water consumers in Air Itam that a 30.3% dam effective capacity is not a cause for panic."However, water supply services are still normal in the Air Itam service area."According to international weather reports, there will be a transition from a hot and dry El Nino phenomenon to a wet and rainy La Nina phenomenon soon," he said in a statement on Tuesday .
"On Feb 5, with the onset of the full El Nino phenomenon in Penang, PBAPP implemented the AIDAP as a contingency measure when the dam’s effective capacity dropped to 32.8%.