The request of the Kelantan state government for a water capacity of almost 2,000 million litres per day (mlpd) is above the current need of the state which is about 500mlpd.

Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said this follows the request of the state government in seeking an allocation of RM8 billion to meet a demand capacity that is several times above the actual requirement of the state.

“As such, we need to...