PUTRAJAYA: The Environment Department (DOE) says it has carried out 4,184 ground patrols and 645 drone flights this year so far to check for open burning activities that may contribute to haze.
Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said in the same period, the department has issued 58 notices of instruction, initiated 27 court actions, and imposed 59 compounds on parties found guilty of offences related to open burning.
