TECHNICAL VISIT TO BUKIT MERAH DAM DUE TO DRY SPELL AND DROUGHT PHENOMENON - SITE VISIT AND HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS REPORT
A viral TikTok video from user @kerulfikri on 31 May 2022 has called attention to the drying up of Bukit Merah reservoir as the catchment area received little to no rain due to hot and dry weather over a month ago. On the same day, a newspaper article reported that residents in the district of Kerian, who depend on the reservoir for water supply and irrigation, had been urging the Perak state government to do cloud seeding over the Bukit Merah dam area (Malay Mail, 31 May 2022). NAHRIM conducted a technical site visit to Bukit Merah Reservoir (BMR) on 10 June 2022 to observe the dam water level and capacity depletion due to the dry spell and drought. The objective of the visit is to identify the impact of the dry spell/lack on the dam water level and capacity.
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A viral TikTok video from user @kerulfikri on 31 May 2022 has called attention to the drying up of Bukit Merah reservoir as the catchment area received little to no rain due to hot and dry weather over a month ago. On the same day, a newspaper article reported that residents in the district of Kerian, who depend on the reservoir for water supply and irrigation, had been urging the Perak state government to do cloud seeding over the Bukit Merah dam area (Malay Mail, 31 May 2022). NAHRIM conducted a technical site visit to Bukit Merah Reservoir (BMR) on 10 June 2022 to observe the dam water level and capacity depletion due to the dry spell and drought. The objective of the visit is to identify the impact of the dry spell/lack on the dam water level and capacity.
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IR. MARINI MOHAMAD IDERIS , GOH YEE CAI. 2023. TECHNICAL VISIT TO BUKIT MERAH DAM DUE TO DRY SPELL AND DROUGHT PHENOMENON - SITE VISIT AND HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS REPORT. Digital NAHRIM Publication Repository.