Kedah insists on charging Penang for raw water

ALOR STAR: The Kedah government insists on imposing a raw water supply charge on Penang, even if the matter is brought to the federal government to be resolved. Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said every development project that had been planned, especially in the Sungai Muda area, would proceed for the benefit of the people of Kedah. He said this included the riverside water catchment project, known as Takungan Air Pinggiran Sungai, to stabilise Sungai Muda’s water levels during the dry season and water supply for the people of Kedah. Even if the federal government were to intervene, it should be to make Penang pay the price of raw water to Kedah, Sanusi said yesterday.