Perak: The implementation of Cloud Seeding Operations in the Bukit Merah and Lake Temengor areas last week has successfully increased water levels in both catchment areas. Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad stated that the operation was necessary to ensure sufficient water resource management and to maintain the feasibility of hydroelectric power generation.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the operation aimed to address water shortages in Lake Temengor, Lake Banding, and Lake Chenderoh. Saarani emphasized the importance of cloud seeding, noting that without it and in the absence of rain, the feasibility of electricity generation would be disrupted. He highlighted that low water levels prevent TNB (Tenaga Nasional Berhad) from releasing water, which leads to dry conditions from Kuala Kangsar down to Teluk Intan, subsequently affecting water intake points operated by LAP (Perak Water Board) and JPS (Department of Irrigation and Drainage).

Saarani shared these details with reporters during a walkabout at the Ramadan Bazaar in the Perak Stadium grounds at Jalan Kompleks Sukan. On February 10, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that several cloud seeding operations would be carried out in three states - Johor, Kedah, and Perak - due to the depletion of water levels in several dams caused by the continuous hot weather.