GEORGE TOWN, The Penang state government has urged the Kedah state government to go through legal processes should it wish to seek payment charges for the raw water taken from Sungai Muda by Penang and not through the media.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he had repeatedly explained Penang’s stand on the issue, and pointed out that Kedah should start such claims in court.

“I have never received a letter of demand from court by the Kedah Government, it should be that Kedah begins the claim via the courts so that they can decide the claim,’ he told reporters after officiating the soft launch of the latest One Click Hub app in Komtar today.

Chow was responding to news reports that the Kedah government would continue to demand raw water charges from Penang, and that Penang has failed to make a single payment to Kedah even though the claims were made since 2010.

He also reiterated that it was clear from a legal standpoint that Penang draws water from Sungai Muda from within state borders.

‘This mat
ter is governed by law, whoever is dissatisfied can take legal action,’ he said, as he described the latest payment demands by Kedah as a political game played by its leaders.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency