KUCHING: The Air Pollutants Index (API) throughout the state has gone down following the intense firefighting operation against forest and peat fires.
Four monitoring stations remain at unhealthy readings Miri (103), Sri Aman (192), Samarahan (120) and Kuching (108).
Eight monitoring stations recorded moderate readings: Limbang (71), ILP Miri (98), Samalaju (93), Bintulu (72), Mukah (76), Kapit (59), Sibu (86), Sarikei at 95.
And only two hotspots were spotted in Sarawak; both were in Lundu.
Meanwhile, the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bombardier CL-415 has successfully carried out two sorties, dropping 102,000 litres of water in Sri Aman.
The aerial firefighting recorded operational effectiveness of 95 per cent at Sector C of Kampung STC.
The operation will resume at 7am today at a new sector.
The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in statement yesterday said the operation, which entered its seventh day, had reduced to only five acres still up in flames from the 133 acres when they first started.
Assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii spoke of Sector A (two acres), Sector B (three acres) and Sector C (one acre).
“The Bomba Helicopter MI-171 conducted water bombing at Sector C, with a total of 14 sorties (25,200 litres dropped) on the affected area.
Aerial reconnaissance using the MI-171 has discovered 22 acres still on fire from the total of 608 acres affected; Sector A with191 acres (17 acres still burning), Sector B with 302 acres (less than five acres still burning), Sector C with 115 acres (completely extinguished).
“The ground-breaking operation at midnight resumed, to allow personnel and assets to be moved to Kejatau-Lingga early tomorrow (today) morning, Tiong said, adding the helicopter will be mobilised today to assist with the firefighting operation at Cliff Batu Bungan forest.
