The heatwave across Kedah and Perlis is straining padi farmers, who are pressing on with field work, although they are certain the yields will fall with the heat. Based on the PublicInfoBanjir portal, water at Perlis’ Timah Tasoh Dam stood at 27.81m on Feb 9, just below its maximum of 29.10m, with storage at about 62.04%. For the first padi season expec­ted in April, Pedu Dam storage was projected to recover to about 53.2% with support from monsoon transition rains. Mahfuz urged farmers to enrol in the Padi Planting Takaful Scheme, which provides compensation if crops are affected by disasters. As of yesterday, effective capacity stood at 87.06% at Air Itam Dam, 94.1% at Teluk Bahang Dam and 89.0% at the expanded Mengkuang Dam.

Source: The Star February 11, 2026 13:42 UTC