Drones to monitor fire-prone areas, says DOE


Reports by IMRAN HILMY, RAHIMY RAHIM, SIRA HABIBU, DIYANA PFORDTEN and ILI AQILAH

PETALING JAYA: The Department of Environment (DOE) will deploy drones to monitor fire-prone areas as Malaysia prepares to face a hot and dry season, especially in northern peninsular Malaysia, in the months ahead. Fifteen drones will be deployed in 15 areas in Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan, Pasir Gudang in Johor, Kota Baru and Gua Musang in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Labuan in Sabah, Pahang, Miri in Sarawak and Selangor.

The drones, it said, had been deployed since 2018.

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