BACHOK: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has announced an additional allocation of RM400,000 to build water pumps and tube wells to overcome water problems during the dry season.
Its Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the measure was taken to help padi farmers who are hit by water shortage.
"If the pumps are not sufficient, we will consider adding more pumps like these before a suitable irrigation system is implemented in the future.” "The hot weather has caused the Kelantan river to continue to dry up, and the Kemubu pump is not able to irrigate the entire 16,113ha of padi crops in the affected areas since nearly a month ago.
He also said Kada has distributed nearly 500 portable pumps to farmers as they are worried that their padi crops would be destroyed due to the drought.
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