KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) will mobilise all relevant agencies to tackle the haze problem after Sri Aman’s air quality reached the hazardous level of 397 at 9 pm.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the committee has contacted the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) to expedite cloud seeding operation when the atmospheric conditions are right.
“The fire and rescue department (JBPM) have been instructed to use helicopters to assist in firefighting and to organise additional personnel at the nearby fire station.
“We are aware of the two hotspots in Sri Aman following the bush fires, but the actual cause of the haze situation comes from Kalimantan, said Uggah, who is also the committee’s chairman in a statement here today.
He added JBPN will hold a meeting tomorrow to address the worsening trans-boundary haze in the state after 298 schools involving eight districts have been ordered to close tomorrow. – Bernama
