Dry spell pushes Sarawak water reserves to critical levels

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Even as Sarawak battles extreme haze conditions, the prolonged dry spell has led to critically low water reserves in parts of the state.   At the water treatment plant in Simunjan, the reservoir's level has dropped to less than a metre after four months with hardly any rain.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:02Sarawak is facing critically low water reserves amid a prolonged dry spell,

00:07with the Sea Moonjohn Treatment Plant's reservoir dropping to 0.7 metre

00:12from its normal level of 6.5 metres.

00:15Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department Assistant Engineer Shazwani Jamil

00:20said the reservoir had received insufficient rain since April

00:24and it was nearly dry by July 31.

00:26She said the plant supplies more than 3,200 people,

00:31with additional water being brought in from nearby facilities

00:34and rationing introduced at Kampung Saging to address the drought.

00:39We have a water supply in two hours,

00:44from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m., from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m.

00:51So, we have to close supply to Kampung Saging

00:55and then, supaya air lebih hantu,

00:59we can go to Logis Munjan

01:01and we can go to Kampung Saging to Kampung Saging.

01:06For Kampung Saging,

01:09we are still doing water supply through water tanker and lori

01:15every day.

01:17And then, one, it depends on the request from KK and Tuai Rumah.

01:24She said Si Munjan is experiencing its longest dry spell

01:29since she began working at the plant in 2018.

01:33Si Munjan is among four priority water treatment plants

01:36targeted for cloud seeding operations from September 3 to 5

01:40to replenish dwindling reserves alongside Linga, Spao and Lichok.

01:45The operations will also help raise water levels

01:48at the state's hydroelectric dams.

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