Planning for the raw water distribution project from Sungai Perak to Bukit Merah Dam, partly to support the Kerian Integrated Green Industrial Park project and to supply treated water to Penang, is now in the final stages.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the project is expected to enhance the capability of distributing water for industrial and agricultural purposes in the Kerian and surrounding areas as well as several areas in Penang.

"… so the main water supply is...