PETALING JAYA: Malaysians in six states must brace for water rationing due to the extreme hot weather, says Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
"The three dams are Muda Dam at 58.97%, Machap Dam at 55.61% and Sembrong Dam at 54.07%. The dam at Bukit Kwong Dam in Kelantan is at the storage capacity of 37.28%.
Certain areas like Setiu, Terengganu have not had any rainfall for the past 30 days while Hulu Perak is already at the critical stage as the area has not received any rainfall for the past 56 days. Areas such as Padang Terap in Kedah, Cameron Highlands and Kuantan in Pahang and Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, Kemaman and Kuala Terengganu are under the"dangerous" category as these places too have not received enough rainfall.
"There needs to be more water supply from Bersi Dam, Muda Dam, Pedu Dam, Ahning Dam and Jus Dam. This is due to active padi replanting in areas around these dams until April.
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