TUARAN: Water supply issue could still be critical in certain areas in the country until September due to the coming southwest monsoon season.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Madius Tangau said the El Nino phenomenon is expected to dissipate by June, but the new monsoon season which happens annually from May to September is known to be the dry season.
Speaking to reporters after a National Science Centre programme at Tamparuli here, he said areas known to suffer water level issues at catchments are the Telibong and Penampang districts in Sabah, while Perlis and Kedah in the Peninsular are the ones at critical level.
He said cloud seedling operations at selected places nationwide would be continued from time to time as long as there are no technical issues.
However, he said there is a low chance of success of in water catchment levels from the rain harvesting activities.