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Penang-Perak water project set to move forward following high-level meeting

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang-Perak water project is advancing following a high-level meeting between the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP)–Gamuda Berhad Consortium and the Penang government. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the delegation, which visited on July 3, had received formal approval from Perak to begin negotiations on the sale of treated water to the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP). "The Penang government welcomed the latest development. Formal negotiations will proceed once the state executive council finalises its official negotiation team," he said in a Facebook post.\ This courtesy visit marks an important milestone in addressing Penang's future water needs. The visiting delegation included PKNP director Datuk Redza Rafiq Abdul Razak, Gamuda Berhad group executive director Datuk Azmi Mat Nor, Gamuda Engineering Berhad director Datuk Szeto Wai Loong, SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd adviser Datuk Seri Dr Ooi Eng Hock and Gamuda Engineering Berhad executive director Faris Yusof Also present during the meeting was PBAPP chief executive officer Datuk Ir. K. Pathmanathan, who played a key role in the state's water supply planning and infrastructure. In March, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that the Penang-Perak water project had reached its final stage of planning. Anwar had said then that the government had outlined a strategy to enhance the capacity of Sungai Perak and develop a direct drainage system to channel water from Bukit Merah to Kerian. It was reported that during the closing of the northern region Madani Rakyat 2024 programme on May 4 last year, Anwar had said that the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, and the Perak government under Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad had agreed to provide water supply to Penang The water supply would flow through the Kerian Integrated Green Industrial Park to Seberang Prai.