SEBERANG PERAI, April 24 -- A fleet of 80 water tankers, some on loan from other states, have been deployed in preparation for the scheduled water supply interruption (SWSI) tomorrow night.

State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the tankers will be filling and refilling water tanks placed in all five districts in the state.

"PBAPP has prepared a lineup of tankers and water tanks in preparation for SWSI which starts at 10pm tomorrow," he said at the flagging-off ceremony of the water tankers in Batu Kawan here.

He said the water operators from other states such as Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Kedah and Perak have assisted by lending their water tankers to Penang for the n...