Cloud seeding carried out in peninsula, Sarawak to mitigate impact of transboundary haze

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — A total of 12 cloud seeding operations were carried out in several parts of Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak between Aug 30 and Oct 23 to mitigate the impact of transboundary haze on the country’s air quality.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) said the operations were conducted by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

It said the operations covered the northern, central and southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia, as well as Sarawak, during the transboundary haze episode.

“The operations successfully induced rainfall in several targeted areas, helping to raise water levels in dams and reduce the impact of transboundary haze,” it said in a written reply published on the Parliament website.

The ministry was replying to a question from Datuk Larry Soon (PBM-Julau) on measures taken by the government to address transboundary haze caused by open burning in neighbouring country.

NRES said the government had also activated various preparedness measures, including the National Open Burning Action Plan and the National Haze Action Plan, to prevent and mitigate the effects of haze.

It said checks conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities had so far found no official information or evidence linking any Malaysian-related plantation companies to forest or plantation fires in Indonesia.

“Nevertheless, the government takes any allegations involving Malaysian-related companies seriously, and any information or evidence presented must be examined in cooperation with the relevant authorities, in accordance with applicable laws and jurisdictions,” the ministry said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，11月3日讯——为了减轻跨境雾霾对马来西亚空气质量的影响，8月30日至10月23日期间，马来西亚半岛和砂拉越的多个地区共进行了12次人工增雨作业。

自然资源与环境可持续发展部 (NRES) 表示，此次行动由马来西亚气象局 (MetMalaysia) 与国家灾害管理机构 (Nadma) 和马来西亚皇家空军 (RMAF) 合作开展。

声明称，行动范围涵盖马来西亚半岛北部、中部和南部地区以及沙捞越，以应对跨境烟霾事件。

“这些行动成功地在几个目标区域引发了降雨，有助于提高水坝水位，并减少跨境雾霾的影响，”议会网站上发布的书面答复中写道。

该部门是在回答拿督拉里·孙（PBM-Julau）提出的问题时做出上述表态的，该问题涉及政府为解决邻国露天焚烧造成的跨境烟霾而采取的措施。

NRES表示，政府还启动了各种准备措施，包括《国家露天焚烧行动计划》和《国家雾霾行动计划》，以防止和减轻雾霾的影响。

声明称，与种植园和商品部合作进行的检查迄今为止尚未发现任何官方信息或证据表明任何与马来西亚有关的种植园公司与印度尼西亚的森林或种植园火灾有关。

“然而，政府严肃对待任何涉及马来西亚相关公司的指控，任何所提供的信息或证据都必须与相关部门合作，并根据适用的法律和司法管辖区进行审查，”该部表示。——马新社

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