SDMC to hold meeting to discuss current dry weather

SPAOH: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will soon have a meeting in view of the current hot and dry weather.
 
In stating this, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas disclosed that the said meeting will discuss preventative matters, especially localised haze occurrences.
 
“The landas season is over for us now, and since last week, we have been experiencing hot and dry weather.
 
“So we want to alert all divisional disaster management committees to keep a close watch on all hotspots and potential ones in their respective divisions.
 
“They must always be on their toes and make the necessary preparations, such as in dealing with fire outbreaks and other related problems,” he said after attending a breaking of fast programme at Masjid Darul Syifa here last night (Apr 15).
 
In light of this, Uggah expressed his hope that the people and those in the plantation industry would not do any open burning.
 
“Always extinguish any fire that you have started in your garden, farm, or elsewhere before you leave it out of sight,” he said.
 
He pointed out that the longer the dry season is, the more the wood and vegetation debris in all these places will be highly combustible.
 
“So a small fire can become dangerous, especially in peat soil areas.
 
“Therefore, we all need to be very careful,” he advised.