SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan may start to ration water supply in two weeks time if rainfall in the state continues to dwindle.
Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said rainfall to date has dropped 50 per cent compared to last year and if this situation continues, the state has no choice but to impose scheduled water rationing as early as two weeks from now.
"Many rivers in the state are either drying up or are at low levels, to the point that we have to release water from the dam so that water treatment plants can operate.
"If there is still no rain in the next two to three weeks, there is a huge possibility that we will impose scheduled water rationing at night," he told reporters after chairing the state exco weely meeting today.
He said among the affected areas are in eastern Negri Sembilan which include Kuala Pilah, Jempol, Gemas, Tampin, Jelebu and later on, possibly Seremban.
On another note, Mohamad denied claims by Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali that the water pollution case in Selangor was due to an act of sabotage and originated from Negri Sembilan.
"I have received the technical report from the state's Department of Environment as well as the Forestry Department, which concluded that the source of water pollution in Selangor did not originate from Negri Sembilan.
"The departments used drones to investigate and we found no traces of pollution or sabotage."
"Negri Sembilan is a small state and we can't afford to sabotage a big state like Selangor. The matter should not even be uttered from the mouth of a leader such as Azmin," said Mohamad.
He added the allegations were unfair and leaders should help find solutions and solve problems rather than blame others.