ALOR STAR – Kedah PAS Youth together with state Umno Youth and Armada Bersatu today suggested that the water supply agreement between the Kedah and Penang governments signed in 1985 be reviewed according to current needs.
Kedah PAS Youth chief Nurul Amin Hamid said according to the latest data, the Penang Water Supply Corporation extracts 80% of its water resources from Sg Muda every day, which comes up to 1.1 million litres per day.
“Current (water supply) needs are very different. The raw water charges are reasonable because it is very important for the Kedah government to implement programmes to maintain and sustain the water catchment area.
“It is also important to ensure adequate water supply to the 4.06 million people of Kedah, Perlis, and Penang,” he told a press conference also attended by Kedah Umno Youth chief Mohamad Fadzil Zolkipli and state Armada Bersatu chief Mohd Saffuan Sabari.
He said that they fully support the Kedah government’s demand for an annual payment of RM50 million in compensation for drawing water from Sg Muda. – Bernama, December 17, 2020
