LANGKAWI: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said the state would wait another week before deciding on the next course of action to tackle the current heat wave and dry spell, which may include water rationing.
In adopting a wait and see approach, Bashah expressed hope that there would be rainfall.
"We hope that the cloud seeding exercise will be able to induce rain and raise the water levels at all five dams in the state.
"We will see how things will turn out within these seven days.
"Hopefully there is no need for the government to impose water rationing," said Bashah who was met at the Langkawi District Office here where he chaired the weekly state executive council (Exco) meeting.
The cloud seeding exercise in Kedah which began today will continue for seven consecutive days. It is conducted by the Meteorology Department at various locations throughout the state especial at water catchment areas and dams.