Same old story every year. Govt and ministers not proactive, react only when haze reaches SG, and then issue the same old statements about "conveyed our grave concerns to Indonesia" and "will work closely with Indonesia to tackle the haze."
Haze envelopes parts of Riau province in Indonesia
PUBLISHED ON JUN 30, 2015 9:03 AM
A motorcyclist and his rider braving the haze in Dumai in Indonesia’s Riau province. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN
PEKANBARU (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A number of regions in Riau have been covered in haze over the past few days as hotspots - which can trigger forest and land fires - continued to surround the province as a result of the prolonged dry season.
In Dumai municipality, haze started to emerge on Sunday evening and had grown thicker by Monday morning, leading to poor visibility in the city, which was recorded at only 2km.
Head of Dumai Disaster Mitigation Agency's (BPBD) prevention and control section, Tengku Ismed, said the thick haze was coming from both local forest and land fires as well as those in neighbouring regions.
"A joint team has been working to extinguish the fires while at the same time coordinating with the provincial administration to anticipate the emergence of new fire locations," Ismed said on Monday.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/as...vince-indonesia-20150630#sthash.f8qYJQky.dpuf
Haze envelopes parts of Riau province in Indonesia
PUBLISHED ON JUN 30, 2015 9:03 AM
A motorcyclist and his rider braving the haze in Dumai in Indonesia’s Riau province. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN
PEKANBARU (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A number of regions in Riau have been covered in haze over the past few days as hotspots - which can trigger forest and land fires - continued to surround the province as a result of the prolonged dry season.
In Dumai municipality, haze started to emerge on Sunday evening and had grown thicker by Monday morning, leading to poor visibility in the city, which was recorded at only 2km.
Head of Dumai Disaster Mitigation Agency's (BPBD) prevention and control section, Tengku Ismed, said the thick haze was coming from both local forest and land fires as well as those in neighbouring regions.
"A joint team has been working to extinguish the fires while at the same time coordinating with the provincial administration to anticipate the emergence of new fire locations," Ismed said on Monday.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/as...vince-indonesia-20150630#sthash.f8qYJQky.dpuf
