'Why did Kedah only classify 16 percent of Ulu Muda as water catchment forests?'

Perlis, Kedah and Penang are highly dependent on Ulu Muda as their regional water catchment area.

The Penang Water Supply Corporation has questioned why Kedah only classified only 16 percent, or 17,025 hectares of the Ulu Muda Permanent Reserve Forests, as “water catchment forests”.

According to the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources, Kedah gazetted 106,418ha of Ulu Muda as permanent reserve forests as at July 1.He said Perlis, Kedah and Penang are highly dependent on Ulu Muda as their regional"Let there be no doubt that any timber production in Ulu Muda will adversely affect water supply services, not only in Kedah but in three states," he said

Jaseni urged the authorities to conserve Ulu Muda as a regional water catchment area, pointing out that this should be prioritised as a critical raw water management issue and not a forestry issue.

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