The Johor Disaster Management and Relief Committee has imposed six immediate measures following the declaration of a haze emergency for Muar and Ledang.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, in his Facebook posting, 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
*Article first appeared on http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F23%2Fnation%2F20...