PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 – A total of 3,029 schools in several states will be closed tomorrow as well due to the worsening haze which was affecting 1,909,842 students, said Education Ministry here today. It said in a statement that they will comprise all the schools in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur as well as Kuching and Samarahan in Sarawak, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Semporna and Kunak in Sabah and Muar, Ledang and Segamat in Johor.
Today, schools in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur as well as Kuching and Samarahan in Sarawak and Tawau, Lahad Datu, Semporna and Kunak in Sabah were closed for the same reason. As at 4 pm today, the air pollutant index reading in 16 areas indicated the unhealthy level.
The 16 areas are namely Seremban (193), Batu Muda, Kuala Lumpur (165), Banting (162), Nilai (155), Putrajaya (154), Tawau, Bukit Rambai and Port Dickson (152), City of Melaka (151), Port Klang (146), Shah Alam (142), Petaling Jaya (136), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (131), Muar (128), Tanjung Malim (111) and Kemaman (105).
The API readings of between 0 and 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and 300 and above (dangerous). For more information, public can visit to the portal of apims.doe.gov.my on the API readings.
