Bukit Merah dam water level rises to 33% after induced rainfall

KUALA KANGSAR: The water level at Bukit Merah Dam, Bagan Serai, has risen to 33% of its total capacity thanks to natural rainfall induced by cloud seeding operations from July 29 to 31, says Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. "Before cloud seeding, the water level was at 12%....

Govt agrees to three-day cloud seeding operation for K’tan, says Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to carry out a cloud-seeding operation in Kelantan from June 21 to 23 to address the depletion of the Kelantan River and to mitigate the impact of the hot weather phenomenon and the Southwest Monsoon, which is expected to persist. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is...

Govt allocates RM10mil to address impact of southwest monsoon, says Nadma

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to allocate RM10mil to address the impact of the southwest monsoon which is expected to bring several negative effects to the country. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said the agency will coordinate the distribution of the allocation, under the National Disaster Assistance Trust Fund, according to the needs of the...

Heatwave: El Nino expected to continue for the next two months, says Nik Nazmi

KOTA BHARU: The El Nino phenomenon hitting the country is expected to continue for the next two months, says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. He said his ministry and the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) would monitor the weather transition. According to him, forecasts indicate this year could be the country’s hottest...