Air pollution issue - 111 Pasir Gudang schools to reopen tomorrow

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Students will be provided with safety and prevention briefings, says state exco.

School sessions at all 111 primary and secondary schools in Pasir Gudang will resume tomorrow after being closed since Tuesday due to respiratory problems and vomiting among students.

"The safety and prevention briefings will be held at the assembly tomorrow morning. All agencies involved will be on standby, just in case an emergency occurs when schools reopen tomorrow," he told reporters at Menara Aqabah in Johor Bahru today. According to Mohd Khuzzan, as of noon today, the air quality reading in Pasir Gudang was at a normal level and that the Department of Environment and Johor Fire and Rescue Department will continue to monitor the air quality.

The DOE issued 40 compounds for scheduled waste offences, 10 compounds for the discharge of industrial effluents, three instruction notices for improvement of chemical handling systems and three stop-work orders against premises that failed to comply with the Environmental Quality Act 1974, he said.He said a 17-year-old girl who was admitted to Sultan Ismail Hospital on Tuesday is the only victim still warded.

 

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