KUCHING, April 22 — The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is paying close attention to Kuala Baram in the Miri Division due to its history of wildfires, chairman Datuk...
KUCHING, April 22 — The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee is paying close attention to Kuala Baram in the Miri Division due to its history of wildfires, chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said today.
He said wildfires always occur in the peat swamps every dry season, producing thick haze that blankets not only other parts of northern Sarawak, but also Brunei. “This is why we are focusing on Kuala Baram,” Uggah, who is also the deputy Sarawak premier, said when met by reporters during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house of Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here.
He said state Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, who is also the SDMC coordinator for Miri Division, will call a meeting with the relevant government agencies and departments tomorrow to ensure that they are ready for the wildfires.“But most important of all is that the public must not practise open burning in Kuala Baram, and if they do, they must extinguish the fire completely before leaving,” he said.
He said, however, that the current poor air quality in the state could be due to transboundary haze, before adding that this was an issue for the federal government to sort out with neighbouring countries.
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