Anwar: Govt refining haze plan, reviewing school closure measures

The government is refining the National Haze Action Plan to improve school closure directives and ensure educational continuity during closures.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim prioritises children's health and aims to minimise educational disruption amid haze concerns.

The National Disaster Management Agency and other bodies are coordinating hazing measures and preparing for the North-east Monsoon and Super El Nino effects.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The government is refining proposals to improve the National Haze Action Plan, particularly regarding school closure directives and the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) early preparations to ensure learning can continue if schools are forced to close.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, via a Facebook post yesterday, said the health of children remains the government’s top priority while ensuring their education is not disrupted.

He said the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), the Department of Environment, and the Malaysian Meteorological Department will refine these proposals together with the MOE and the Ministry of Health (MOH).

“I also emphasised that allocation requirements for cloud seeding operations will be fulfilled to reduce the haze. These operations are currently being carried out almost daily, depending on suitable cloud conditions,” he said in the post.

Earlier, the Prime Minister chaired a National Disaster Management Council meeting, which discussed in detail the current and concerning haze situation as well as its impact on public health, especially school going children.

Anwar said the meeting was also briefed on the country’s preparations to face the North-east Monsoon, which is expected to bring heavy rain and flood risks, as well as the threat of a Super El Nino forecasted to bring extreme hot and dry weather next year.

“Accordingly, the preparedness of frontline agencies must continue to be enhanced. Nadma must be empowered as the pulse of cross-agency policy and operational coordination, particularly through the Central Disaster Operations Control Centre, so that prevention, preparation, response, and recovery measures can be implemented swiftly and effectively,” he said.

He added that the Federal and State Governments, the private sector, volunteers, and the community must move together to strengthen community preparedness.

“The lives of the people must be protected, and aid must reach those in need immediately. This is the trust that we must shoulder together,” he said. — Bernama

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政府正在完善《国家雾霾行动计划》，以改进学校停课指令，确保停课期间教育的连续性。

安瓦尔·易卜拉欣总理将儿童健康放在首位，力求在雾霾担忧的情况下最大限度地减少对教育的干扰。

国家灾害管理机构和其他机构正在协调防霾措施，并为东北季风和超级厄尔尼诺现象的影响做好准备。

吉隆坡，10 月 20 日讯——政府正在完善改进国家雾霾行动计划的提案，特别是关于学校停课指令和教育部为确保在学校被迫停课的情况下学习能够继续进行而做出的早期准备。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣昨天在脸书上发帖表示，儿童健康仍然是政府的首要任务，同时要确保他们的教育不受影响。

他表示，国家灾害管理机构（Nadma）、环境部和马来西亚气象局将与环境部和卫生部一起完善这些建议。

“我还强调，我们将满足人工增雨作业的配额要求，以减少雾霾。目前，这些作业几乎每天都在进行，具体取决于合适的云层条件，”他在帖子中写道。

此前，总理主持召开了国家灾害管理委员会会议，详细讨论了当前令人担忧的雾霾情况及其对公众健康，特别是对学龄儿童的影响。

安瓦尔表示，会议还听取了有关该国应对东北季风的准备情况汇报，预计东北季风将带来强降雨和洪水风险，以及预计明年将带来极端高温干燥天气的超级厄尔尼诺现象的威胁。

“因此，必须继续加强一线机构的准备工作。必须赋予国家灾害管理署（Nadma）更大的权力，使其成为跨机构政策和行动协调的中心，特别是通过中央灾害行动控制中心，以便能够迅速有效地实施预防、准备、响应和恢复措施，”他说道。

他还补充说，联邦政府和州政府、私营部门、志愿者和社区必须共同努力，加强社区的防灾准备。

“人民的生命必须得到保护，援助必须立即送到需要帮助的人手中。这是我们共同肩负的责任。”他说道。——马新社

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