KUALA LUMPUR: Schools in Pasir Gudang, affected by air pollution, will only be closed if there is an urgency to do so, said Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
The Deputy Prime Minister the government was still accessing the situation at the area and acknowledged that some people, especially students, have been affected by the yet-to-be-identified pollutants.
“Even with a buffer zone, it cannot prevent anything present in the air.
“The gas is in the air, there is nothing much we can do,” she said at the Parliament lobby here, today.
Dr Wan Azizah said the Department of Environment (DoE) has been monitoring the situation for any new leads, including identifying the origin of the strong odour.
"Checks has been made to 72 factories for a new reading,” she said.
Meanwhile, Education Minister Maszlee Malik school closure in Pasir Gudang, will be decided by the state government and other relevant agencies.
“Any decision will be made by the state Education Department along with all relevant agencies within the state government,” he said.
On June 30, 111 schools were reopened after being closed for 10 days due to the air pollution scare.
However, hours after schooling session started students were experiencing breathing difficulties and nausea in schools at the same area.