Singapore plans haze notices for three more Indonesian concession holders
NEA intends to seek firefighting measures, cessation of burning and action plans from three companies linked to concessions in Kalimantan.
Singapore’s National Environment Agency plans to send preventive-measure notices to three more Indonesian concession holders, seeking firefighting action, an end to burning and plans to extinguish fires or prevent their recurrence. The agency announced the intended notices on 19 October under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.
NEA named PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa. It said there were indications that smoke from fires in Kalimantan, on land held through concessions under the three companies, could have moved to Singapore.
Three preventive measures specified
The planned notices would call on the companies to deploy firefighting personnel to put out fires or prevent them from spreading on land they own or occupy. The companies would also be told to stop, or refrain from starting, burning on that land.
The third measure is submission of an action plan to NEA for extinguishing fires or preventing their recurrence. The agency described the notices as forthcoming; it did not report that they had already been served.
Additional to earlier Sumatra notices
On 16 October, NEA sent preventive-measure notices under Section 9 of the Act to seven Indonesian companies over fires in Sumatra. The latest announcement identifies three additional companies associated with concessions in Kalimantan.
NEA said it remained committed to enforcement against companies found responsible for transboundary haze in Singapore. Its announcement of possible smoke movement and intended preventive notices does not establish such a finding against the three named companies.
Sources: NEA 19 October announcement on additional haze notices.
