GEORGE TOWN: The Muda Dam water catchment area at the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve in neighbouring Kedah has shrunk by 87.3% – from 98,400ha in 1969 to just 12,484ha this year.
This has alarmed the Penang Water Supply Corporation because the dam provided 80% of the daily raw water needs for this state.
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