JOHOR BARU: The recent dry weather and heatwave have resulted in haze hitting several areas in the state.
The Air Pollution Index (API) reading in the afternoon taken from Department of Environment website on several parts of Johor namely Kota Tinggi, Larkin Lama, Muar and Pasir Gudang showed a moderate level in the air quality.
However, the state government has not issued any directtive on closure of schools yet.
Johor Education, Information, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairman Md Jais Sarday said the state government may form a special task force if the haze situation worsened.
"Like previous haze occurrences, the state will form a task force to deal with the haze issue if the air quality worsens," he said at the southern region trademark and industrial design seminar here today.