Table 26.6 (continued)
Agency
Responsibility
• Provide haze information
• Undertake awareness programme and educational events
• Implement the national programme on managing fire prone peatland to combat haze in
Malaysia
• Verify hotspot information versus fire occurrence at location
Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) • Conserve, manage and develop water
resources, land and related resources across all
sectors within river basins
• Implement erosion control plans across the
country
• Integrated River Basin Development and
Integrated Flood Management for flood management plans
• Provide Standards and Procedure for Urban
Drainage Design for Peninsular Malaysia
• Monitor water levels and drainage in peatlands
• Involve in construction and maintenance of
check dams for rewetting peatlands
Department of Mineral and Geoscience
(DMG)
• To undertake systematic investigations in various geoscience disciplines such as geological
mapping, groundwater resources, engineering
geology, geological hazards, environmental
geology, marine geology, geophysics and others
• To collect, analyse and disseminate data and
information pertaining to mineral exploration,
mining and related activities
• To provide technical advisory and expertise
services in the fields of mineral, geoscience,
mining and quarrying
• To ensure that mining of minerals and related
activities are carried out safely, efficiently and
systematically. Groundwater management
• Involve in construction of tubewells in fire
prone peatlands
• Activate tubewells operation to rewet peat
areas and support fire-fighting operation
Malaysian Palm Oil Board
• Enhance Malaysian oil palm industry through
excellent research and development and services
• Provide technical support to smallholders to
get certificate of MSPO Standard
• Implement policies and development
programmes to ensure viability of the oil palm
industry
• License, regulate and coordinate all activities
related to the oil palm industry
• Collaborate and coordinate with national and
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Agency
Responsibility
• Provide haze information
• Undertake awareness programme and educational events
• Implement the national programme on managing fire prone peatland to combat haze in
Malaysia
• Verify hotspot information versus fire occurrence at location
Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) • Conserve, manage and develop water
resources, land and related resources across all
sectors within river basins
• Implement erosion control plans across the
country
• Integrated River Basin Development and
Integrated Flood Management for flood management plans
• Provide Standards and Procedure for Urban
Drainage Design for Peninsular Malaysia
• Monitor water levels and drainage in peatlands
• Involve in construction and maintenance of
check dams for rewetting peatlands
Department of Mineral and Geoscience
(DMG)
• To undertake systematic investigations in various geoscience disciplines such as geological
mapping, groundwater resources, engineering
geology, geological hazards, environmental
geology, marine geology, geophysics and others
• To collect, analyse and disseminate data and
information pertaining to mineral exploration,
mining and related activities
• To provide technical advisory and expertise
services in the fields of mineral, geoscience,
mining and quarrying
• To ensure that mining of minerals and related
activities are carried out safely, efficiently and
systematically. Groundwater management
• Involve in construction of tubewells in fire
prone peatlands
• Activate tubewells operation to rewet peat
areas and support fire-fighting operation
Malaysian Palm Oil Board
• Enhance Malaysian oil palm industry through
excellent research and development and services
• Provide technical support to smallholders to
get certificate of MSPO Standard
• Implement policies and development
programmes to ensure viability of the oil palm
industry
• License, regulate and coordinate all activities
related to the oil palm industry
• Collaborate and coordinate with national and
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