JOHOR BARU: While most of us live our lives following familiar routines, life unfolds quite differently for the communities in Kampung Ayer Pasir, Melaka and Pulau Tanjung Surat near Pengerang, Johor.
SOME on social media have been saying that the authorities are going to release the water from the Durian Tunggal Dam as heavy rain has caused it to overflow. Is this true?
MELAKA: The level of the Durian Tunggal dam is at 93% during the last reading on June 27 compared to 50% during the same period in 2019, says Chief Minister Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali.
MELAKA: Concern over water shortage is looming in the state after the level at the main Durian Tunggal Dam is close to reaching the critical mark, says a source.
CYBERJAYA: Seven dams in Melaka, Kedah, Penang and Johor have been classified as high-risk in a report on how worsening climate change can affect public water supply, says National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Charles Santiago.
GEORGE TOWN: The Expanded Mengkuang Dam (EMD), which maximum storage capacity increased from 22 billion litres to 86.4 billion litres, is in good condition, according to the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP).
MELAKA: The state will conduct scheduled water rationing if all of its three dams fall below the 70% mark, says Datuk Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer.
MELAKA: Melaka will begin scheduled water rationing if the capacity at the three dams in the state fall below the 70% mark.
MELAKA: With the water level at the Durian Tunggal dam taking a drastic dip, the state government has announced there will be a water rationing exercise for three districts here next week.
ALOR GAJAH (Bernama): The Federal Government has approved an allocation of about RM200mil – an increase of RM36mil – for the construction of the Jernih Dam here to solve Melaka's water supply problem.
The state government will implement the Forest Restoration programme involving areas surrounding two dams in stages to gradually increase water catchment capacity.
THE construction of the shelved Jernih Dam project in Alor Gajah, Melaka will start by this year, says Chief Minister Adly Zahari.
MELAKA: The state government will implement the Forest Restoration programme involving areas surrounding two dams in stages to gradually increase water catchment capacity.
MELAKA: The state government has given reassurances that there is sufficient water supply for the Hari Raya festive season in the wake of the El Nino phenomenon.
MELAKA: The Melaka government has assured the people that there is sufficient water supply for the Hari Raya festive season in the wake of the El Nino phenomenon.
MELAKA: The Melaka government has assured the people that taps in the state will not run dry until November even if there is not a single drop of rain.
JASIN: The Federal Government’s off-river storage facility or Takungan Air Pinggiran Sungai (TAPS) project in Melaka will solve the issue of limited raw water supply in the state, says the Prime Minister.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang and Perak state governments have indicated readiness to start discussions on the proposed Sungai Perak Water Transfer Scheme, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
MELAKA: The state government assures locals that taps in the state will not run dry until November, even if there is not a single drop of rain.
The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry allocates quarter of a million ringgit to restore a historic mosque in Melaka.