JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 9 -- The Johor government is scheduled to conduct cloud seeding in the state following the low water levels in several dams due to a dry spell.

The cloud seeding will be concentrated at the Machap Dan, Upper Layang Dam and several other water catchment areas this Wednesday.

Johor Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee chairman, Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said the cloud seeding was an effort to contain the water supply problems in Kluang and Pontian.

He said the decision was made after consultation with the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) and the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

"This is expected to resolve the issue of water supply disruptions by next week...