cloud seeding

The plan to make rain via cloud seeding to battle the smog has been pushed back due to unfavourable weather.

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the ministry has activated the National Haze Action Plan for actions to be taken by the relevant agencies.

MAFI in collaboration with MetMalaysia and the RMAF carried out a cloud seeding operation at the Bukit Merah Dam, Semanggol, Perak today.

The government will carry out cloud seeding operations in the catchment area of the Bukit Merah dam in what is hoped to be a solution to overcome dry conditions in the area.

Cloud seeding will be conducted within the week over the Bukit Merah Dam area to increase the water level at the dam.

Cloud seeding operation conducted yesterday which targeted the northern zone has brought rain over five dams in Kedah, Perlis and Penang.

Without the much-needed rainfall from cloud-seeding now, people in Perlis, Kedah and Penang might face a water shortage before the end of the Super El Nino season.

The operation was scheduled for anytime between April 12 and 15 and depended on the weather particularly the presence of cumulonimbus clouds.

The Perlis government has requested for the federal government to immediately conduct cloud seeding in the state, as the water in the Timah Tasoh Dam reached critical level.

MetMalaysia and RMAF have been put on standby to do cloud seeding exercise following the haze situation in Sabah.

The government is considering cloud seeding to counter the current hot and dry spell, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said.

Cloud seeding will be carried out in Tawau if all other efforts cannot overcome the water supply problem in the district due to drought

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The Meteorological Department has denied using strong chemicals for cloud seeding, leading to rain which can have a negative effect on human skin.

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