under the Raw Water Contingency Plan 2030( RWCP 2030), says its chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni

) chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa said the dam’s temporary closure was to prevent a

Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa said this was because it was still waiting for the Perak government to decide

operations to boost the water reserves at the Air Itam Dam here. Its chief executive officer, Datuk Ir Jaseni

GEORGE TOWN: The Ayer Itam dam here is fast drying up, and is now at just 28.4% capacity, enough only for less than a month. The dam serves around 180, 000 residents of Ayer Itam, Paya Terubong and Jalan Masjid Negeri and to ensure supply is not cut off, the state government is resorting to cloud seeding.It has appointed a company to carry out the seeding at a cost of RM492, 000. The cloud seeding will be to create rain at the dam’s water catchment area, encompassing 5. 75sq km of protected fore

GEORGE TOWN: Penang has proposed using interlocking bricks, instead of cement or tiles, for new projects to reduce the heat. According to state environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh, such bricks allowed rainwater to seep through, thus enabling the bricks to cool down and emanate less heat.He said the proposal applied to all infrastructure facilities such as walkways, carparks and drainage, as well as other facilities.“ Currently, these types of bricks are used in several areas on the main

GEORGE TOWN: Limestone quarries are running low on raw material stock with some halting production due to the lockdown. Perak Quarry Association secretary Saw Lid Haw said some of the quarries had only enough stock to see them through for a week or two.“ After that, we do not know what will happen as most of the limestone supply comes from Perak, ” he said.“ Many do not understand that limestone powder is needed for many daily essentials.” Saw added that industries that would be affected include