Only 29 days of water left in Selangor, Selangor MB says Although heavy rain led to flash floods in parts of the Klang Valley yesterday, the Selangor government has said that taps will run completely dry in 29 days if rationing is not continued. “For now, we must continue with rationing as the level at the main dam, the Sungai Selangor dam, is below the critical level and can only last 29 days if rationing is not conducted,” Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said in a statement. “We really hope the rakyat understands this situation and supports our efforts to prepare for the dry season which is expected to be worse and prolonged. “The state also hopes that no one will manipulate the situation as this is due to weather. There is still insufficient rain to raise the level (of water in the dam).” As at April 20, the level at the Sungai Selangor dam, which supplies 60 percent of the Klang Valley, was below 40 percent or 89.29 million cubic metres. Read more: malaysiakini/news/260682
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:10:04 +0000
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