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Putrajaya says will declare emergency if API breaches 500 due to haze

A thick blanket of haze shrouds Putrajaya September 17, 2019. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

The Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, and Climate Change disclosed this in its National Haze Action Plan yesterday. Raging forest fires across Indonesia are thought to be responsible for the current transboundary haze that has also engulfed Singapore and Brunei.According to the action plan, outdoor activities should be stopped once API readings are in the unhealthy band. No open burnings are allowed. Enforcement will be increased and cloud seeding activities will commence.

 

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