JOHOR BAHARU, June 24 – The Johor Disaster Management and Relief Committee has imposed six immediate measures following the declaration of a haze emergency for the districts of Muar and Ledang.
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin in his Facebook posting today said the steps were:-
– Issuing closure orders on all offices whether government or private and other workplaces including factories, estates, construction sites and quarries.
– Ensure all schools are closed
– Restrict use of private vehicles
– Stop all land clearing and transfer of earth
– Ensure timely updates on the air quality situation (Air Pollutants Index) to the mass media
– Enforce ban on open burning
However, the closure order does not include:-
– Shops selling food items and drinks, markets and supermarkets
– Clinic, pharmacies and medicine shops
– Essential services
– BERNAMA
