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National Disaster Management Council to streamline emergency response strategies nationwide
- Admin UKK
- Berita
PUTRAJAYA: In order to streamline the country's emergency response strategies, the government will be setting up the National Disaster Management Council, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
The Communications Minister said the aim of the council is to have better integration between federal- and state-level authorities.
He said to ensure nationwide representation, the council's permanent membership will include all Mentris Besar, Chief Ministers and the Premier of Sarawak.
At a press conference on Wednesday (April 8) after a Cabinet meeting, Fahmi said the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) had been appointed as the council's official secretariat.
"Meetings will be convened immediately following the conclusion of the periodic Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers' conferences," he said.
Fahmi also addressed Cabinet discussions on the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States.
While the Malaysian government welcomed the temporary cessation of hostilities, Fahmi warned of the lingering economic effects caused by the conflict.
He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim briefed the Cabinet on the 10-point plan from Iran and the 15-point plan from the United States, expressing hope that the two-week ceasefire would allow for a finalised peace agreement.
However, he cautioned that the damage to global energy infrastructure would not be rectified overnight.
"Even with this temporary peace, we will continue to feel the impact of the conflict due to the damage caused to energy ecosystems and infrastructure in the Gulf states."
Fahmi said the Cabinet and the Economic Action Council were told that repairing storage tanks, pipelines and processing facilities could take anywhere from several months to several years.
Furthermore, he said logistical bottlenecks remain a primary concern for global supply chains, with approximately 2,000 vessels still trapped in the Strait of Hormuz.
"Movement in the strait is slow. These are massive vessels carrying highly flammable fuel so their journey is inherently time-consuming," he said.
Fahmi emphasised that the government's immediate priority is to secure the domestic supply chain to shield the public from external volatility.
ALOR SETAR: Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda (MADA) mempertahankan saranan agar para petani di kawasan itu melakukan penanaman padi menggunakan kaedah tabur terus kering (TTK) seperti dicadang sebelum ini.
Pengerusi MADA, Datuk Dr. Ismail Salleh berkata, meskipun cadangan itu bukan langkah yang wajib diikuti para pesawah, ia merupakan satu-satunya kaedah yang ada ketika kekurangan sumber air pada masa ini.
Beliau berkata, sekiranya para pesawah memilih untuk menangguhkan tanaman padi ia dikhuatiri akan mendatangkan risiko lain termasuk menghadapi musim banjir yang sering melanda Kedah sekitar Oktober setiap tahun.
“Kalau mereka nak tunggu ada air atau berlaku hujan, berapa lama tempoh menunggu itu sebab Jabatan Meteorologi ada menyebut Jun nanti akan berlaku El Nino yang cuacanya lebih panas dan kering.
“Katakan mereka tunggu sehingga melebihi jadual penanaman yang dicadangkan bagi Musim 1/2026 iaitu contohnya Jun baru mula, apabila dicampur empat bulan maka padi hanya akan masak pada Oktober iaitu musim banjir.
“Jadi, padi mereka yang elok-elok hidup di sawah itu tak sempat nak tuai berdepan risiko ditenggelami banjir pula, sebab itu jadual kita cadangkan sudah mengambil kira untuk elak banjir berkenaan. Sebagai agensi, ini nasihat yang MADA boleh sampaikan,” katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia.
Mengikut perancangan, MADA bersetuju agar tarikh akhir pembajakan pertama bagi Fasa 1 adalah pada 15 April ini, diikuti Fasa Il pada 29 April dan Fasa III (13 Mei), sementara tarikh akhir menabur kering Fasa 1 ditetapkan pada 15 Mei, Fasa Il (29 Mei) dan Fasa III (12 Jun) yang melibatkan keseluruhan 100,641 hektar sawah.
Dr. Ismail berkata, kaedah TTK yang pernah dilaksanakan pada 1987, 1991, 1992 dan 1993 di kawasan MADA bukan lagi satu percubaan tetapi berdasarkan ulasan teknikal disebabkan ketidakcukupan bekalan air pada permulaan musim.
Ujar beliau, dalam situasi sekarang, ketiga-tiga empangan di bawah MADA tidak mampu untuk membekalkan air kepada sawah bagi proses menabur benih pada peringkat awal kerana paras air terkini berada pada tahap 39.21 peratus.
“Paras yang mampu untuk kita lepaskan air untuk tanaman padi adalah perlu di atas 45 peratus atau 550,000 ekor kaki. Jadi apabila menyusut kita hanya berupaya melepaskan sumber itu untuk loji rawatan air (LRA) beroperasi.
“Jadi apabila bekalan air tidak mampu untuk disalurkan, keedah mana lagi untuk kita mulakan tanaman padi kita. Tidak ada cara lain. Atau kita boleh tunggu sehingga bekalan air cukup yang kita tak tahu bila, mungkin sebulan, mungkin dua bulan atau mungkin tiga bulan akan datang,” katanya.
Tambah beliau, rekod pada 2017 dan 2020 juga wajar menjadi sandaran apabila kaedah TTK yang dicadangkan pada musim pertama tahun berkenaan tidak diteruskan kerana bekalan air kembali stabil ekoran hujan.
Maka, kata Dr. Ismail, kaedah tanaman padi ketika itu kembali diubah kepada secara tabur basah yang kemudiannya memberi hasil antara 5.98 dan 5.96 tan per hektar. – UTUSAN
SUBANG: Cloud seeding operations have begun showing results, with slight improvements recorded as efforts continue to induce rainfall in targeted areas of Peninsular Malaysia.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the operations, which began yesterday based on advice from the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), brought rainfall to Perlis and Kedah, starting at the Muda Dam and spreading across other target locations.
"Based on station observations and MetMalaysia data, rainfall in Perlis ranged from 29.8mm to 34.7mm between 7pm and 8pm, while in Kedah it ranged from 9.3mm to 30.9mm during the same period," he said.
"Rainfall observations recorded 13.5mm at Pedu station, 6.0mm to 49.0mm at Muda, and 2.0mm to 4.0mm at Ahning," he added at a press conference at Subang Air Base.
The government has launched cloud seeding operations to increase water levels at key dams amid ongoing hot weather.
Zahid, who is also chairman of the National Disaster Management Committee, said this round of cloud seeding operations targets 11 major dams classified under alert, warning, and critical levels, covering Perak, Kedah, Perlis, and Johor.
"The operations will focus on Timah Tasoh Dam in Perlis; Ahning, Pedu, and Muda dams in Kedah; Temenggor and Bukit Merah dams in Perak; and Lebam, Upper Layang, Lower Layang, Gunung Pulai, and Machap dams in Johor," he said.
He added that the operations were based on MetMalaysia's analysis of cloud formation and wind movement, with the process dependent on suitable atmospheric conditions.
"Four tanks of salt solution are loaded onto a Royal Malaysian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and flown at altitudes between 5,000 and 9,000ft to disperse the solution into towering cumulus clouds in the targeted areas.
"The salt solution helps accelerate the formation of water droplets until they become rain. Typically, rainfall occurs 30 to 60 minutes after cloud seeding is carried out," he said.
SUBANG: Fire hotspots nationwide remain under control, with only isolated cases detected as the country continues to experience a hot spell, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Zahid, who is also chairman of the National Disaster Management Committee, said there were currently no major fire hotspots, with only minor fire-affected areas detected.
"This includes a single location in Selangor. Other areas, such as Johor, have been observed from time to time, but overall the number is low," he said at a press conference at Subang Air Base.
He had earlier attended preparations for a cloud seeding operation, where four tanks of salt solution were loaded into a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft.
It will then be flown at altitudes between 5,000ft and 9,000ft to disperse the solution into towering cumulus clouds within the targeted areas to induce rainfall.
This round of operations focuses on 11 major dams categorised under alert, warning and critical levels, involving three northern states, namely, Perak, Kedah and Perlis, as well as Johor.
The operations will be concentrated at Timah Tasoh Dam in Perlis; Ahning, Pedu and Muda dams in Kedah; Temenggor and Bukit Merah dams in Perak; and Lebam, Upper Layang, Lower Layang, Gunung Pulai and Machap dams in Johor.
Meanwhile, MetMalaysia director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, at the same press conference, said the intense heat currently being experienced is expected to persist until May.
"The heat will gradually ease by June. We are hoping to have increased rainfall, which would help mitigate the heat," he said.
ALOR SETAR: Operasi pembenihan awan di tiga empangan utama di Kedah, iaitu Empangan Pedu, Empangan Muda dan Empangan Ahning diteruskan hari ini bagi meningkatkan paras air yang semakin menyusut akibat cuaca panas berpanjangan.
Pengerusi Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda (MADA), Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh, berkata operasi itu dilaksanakan Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) dengan kerjasama Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) serta Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia).
Katanya, operasi hari pertama semalam bermula di Pangkalan TUDM Subang dengan penyediaan campuran garam dilarutkan dalam empat tangki berkapasiti 1,500 liter setiap satu sebelum dimuatkan ke dalam pesawat C-130 Hercules.
"Bahan berkenaan kemudian dilepaskan di kawasan sasaran, iaitu Empangan Pedu, Empangan Muda dan Empangan Ahning serta Empangan Timah Tasoh di Perlis. Bahan dari tiga tangki dilepaskan di empangan di Kedah, manakala satu lagi di Empangan Timah Tasoh," katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.
Hasil operasi hari pertama menunjukkan hujan direkodkan di beberapa kawasan dengan Empangan Muda menerima taburan sebanyak 45.2 milimeter, Empangan Ahning (3.7mm) dan Empangan Pedu (1mm).
"OPA sudah dibuat semalam dan hari ini akan dibuat lagi, kita harap usaha ini akan membuahkan hasil dan akan ada hujan seperti semalam," katanya turut memaklumkan musim tanaman padi 1/2026 dijadual bermula 15 April ini dan kaedah tabur terus kering dilihat lebih sesuai dengan keadaan semasa.
Sementara itu, maklumat di portal Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) semalam menunjukkan Empangan Muda satu-satunya merekodkan paras kritikal. Bacaan semalam menunjukkan empangan itu mencatatkan 9.61 peratus simpanan air berbanding 10.03 peratus sehari sebelumnya.