NEA issues haze notices to 3 more Indonesian firms, bringing total to 10

Another three companies in Indonesia have been issued with Preventive Measure Notices (PMNs) under Singapore's Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Monday (Oct 19).

The three companies are: PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak, and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa.

In its media release, the agency stated that there are indications that smoke from fires in Kalimantan — on lands held via concessions under the three additional companies in Indonesia — may have drifted towards Singapore.

These three entities join a list of seven other companies which were served the notices on Oct 16.

This brings the total number of Indonesian companies issued with PMNs this month to 10.

Under the notices served, the companies are to deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish or prevent the spread of any fire on land owned or occupied by them.

They are also to discontinue, or not commence, any burning activities on such land, and submit to NEA any plan of action to distinguish any fire on such land, and submit action plans to NEA outlining how they will extinguish the fires and prevent their recurrence.

"NEA remains committed to taking enforcement action against errant companies found responsible for causing transboundary haze in Singapore," the agency said.

新加坡国家环境局（NEA）周一（10月19日）表示，另有三家印尼公司根据新加坡的《跨境烟霾污染法》被发出预防措施通知书（PMN）。

这三个公司是：PT Buana Megatama Jaya、PT Mananjung Hayak 和 PT Baratama Putra Perkasa。

该机构在新闻稿中表示，有迹象表明，加里曼丹岛火灾产生的烟雾（这些火灾发生在印度尼西亚另外三家公司通过特许经营权持有的土地上）可能已经飘向新加坡。

这三家公司与另外七家公司一起，于 10 月 16 日收到了通知。

这使得本月获得 PMN 的印尼公司总数达到 10 家。

根据已发出的通知，各公司应部署消防人员扑灭或防止其拥有或占用的土地上发生的任何火灾蔓延。

他们还应停止或不得开始在该土地上进行任何燃烧活动，并向国家环境局提交任何行动计划，以识别该土地上的任何火灾，并向国家环境局提交行动计划，概述他们将如何扑灭火灾并防止火灾再次发生。

“国家环境局表示，将继续对造成新加坡跨境雾霾的违规公司采取执法行动。”