SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Department of Environment is out to nab those who carry out open burning following the detection of a case in Busut Baru, Dengkil, recently.
The department faces an annual battle with farmers who practise the slash-and-burn method during the hot season to clear and fertilise land for replanting of vegetables and cash crop, state DOE director Kalsom Abdul Ghani Ismail said.
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