Bukit Merah dam: Cloud seeding postponed due to aircraft availability

The Clouding Seeding Operation (CSO) which is scheduled to be conducted to overcome the falling water level in Bukit Merah dam in Perak has to be postponed due to a snag with the transportation craft, said Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

“We have a problem with the availability of aircraft which we hope to resolve soon. I understand the new date for cloud seeding had been given. We are also carrying out prayers for the rain to fall as the water level is now at 25 feet. The normal water level of the dam is 28.5 feet.

“Even though cloud seeding is an alternative, it is dependent on...