Kedah menteri besar Sanusi Md Nor said the incident that occurred at noon yesterday was unexpected and caused a disruption in the supply of raw water to several water treatment plants (LRA) in the state.

“Currently, the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) is building a waterway at a cost of RM300,000 and this work is expected to be completed today,” he told reporters here.

He said the water level in the canal would be raised to normal to enable some LRAs that receive raw water supply from the canal to operate as usual.

Sanusi said so far only the Pokok Sena LRA had been closed due to the incident, while the Jenun Lama LRA and the Jenun Baru LRA were still operating.

“Once this waterway is completed, Mada will release the water to refill the canal by tomorrow and all LRAs can operate as usual,” he said.

However, he advised the public, especially those in the Kota Setar district, apart from Gurun and Yan, to use water prudently before the water supply is restored in stages starting tomorrow.

The water disruption, from 4.15pm yesterday, affected about 80,000 homes in Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Pendang and Yan.