Carian mengenai topik open-burning

All landowners have been advised to closely monitor all areas which easily and frequently catch fire, said Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

Yahaya Madis said since Jan 10, the department had received 764 calls related to open burning from the public.

The DOE will step up activities to prevent open burning and enforcement action against factories and motor vehicles to combat air pollution during the current hot and dry spell.

Johor DOE, together with other relevant agencies, were implementing several measures to prevent open burning.

He said that the Department of Environment (DOE) also reported that fires have occurred in forest reserves.

An effort to ensure its fresh fruit bunch (FFB) sources are not linked to deforestation, planting on peat and open burning.

Based on the report by the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) issued yesterday, there were two hotspots detected in the country, namely in Pahang and Terengganu.

The Human Resources and Environment Ministry proposes to have the government take over land on which fires are allowed to burn unchecked, Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.

From Jan 1 until March 13, Kedah Bomba received 1,248 emergency calls on fires compared to 1,269 for the whole of last year.

The government plans to set up a special court to try environmental crime cases, especially open burning of forests, said Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

The ASMC had detected 68 hotspots in Kalimantan and 10 hotspots in Sumatera while another was detected in Pahang.

Thailand is ready to help Indonesia end the haze problem, caused by open burning and forest fires in Indonesia.

Wan Salman Wan Sallam is not amused with Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla's statement on the current haze situation and called on him to help those suffering because of it.

Malaysia and Indonesia will share experience and expertise on how to tackle transboundary haze when the two countries sign a MoU on the matter.

The Department of Environment has written a note to Indonesia about the increased number of hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

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