Dam project in Penang to go on.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Mengkuang Dam expansion project costing RM1.2 billion will be reinstated under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said the project would begin before the end of the year, once the tender and documentation processes were finalised.

"The capacity of the dam upon completion will be increased from the current 23 million cubic metres to 78 million cubic metres, to meet the increasing water demand in the state," he said after visiting the dam yesterday.

The project, which will begin in October, is expected to be completed by 2013 and the water capacity will meet the state's demands …