Malaysia’s National Water Services Commission previously urged states to find new water resources in response to droughts that were likely triggered by climate change.
SINGAPORE: Residents in Malaysia ’s Penang state have been urged to cut down on their water usage amid growing concerns about potential shortages due to the low levels of water at its dams.
Its chief executive officer K Pathmanathan on Tuesday said that the low effective capacities of both dams in the state constituted a threat to the water supply of close to 75,000 consumer accounts, The Star reported. He further noted that the two dams were designed and built to be refilled by rainwater and cannot be refilled by any other means.
Its chairman Charles Santiago said that thus far, states in the country have been reluctant to adopt comprehensive changes to combat the effects of drought due mainly to cost concerns, The Vibes reported.
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