26.5.3 Department of Mineral and Geoscience (DMG)
DMG is a key agency in the national peatland fire prevention programme. It has been
contributing to the DOE on building tube well to prevent peatland fire. Besides
serving the purpose of putting out fires, the water from the tube well could be used
during a prolonged drought to rewet the drained and dried peatlands. DMG has been
given the role and responsibility of finding underground water sources and
constructing tube wells and subsequently support operating the wells to pump
water into dried peatlands during drought season.
Water pumping will be executed in the event of a water level drop in the peat
layer up to 0.5 m from the ground level and when there is peat fires incident. The
purpose of activating the operation of the tube well for pumping water is to raise the
water level in the drainage to rewet the surface of the peat to prevent any fire
occurrence. Groundwater from these wells will also be used by the Fire and Rescue
Table 26.6 (continued)
Agency
Responsibility
international organisations to strengthen the oil
palm industry of Malaysia
• Resource and information centre of the oil
palm industry in disseminating research findings
and information on oils and fats
Department of Agriculture of Peninsular
Malaysia
• Provide quality and efficient services to agricultural entrepreneurs through the application of
advance technologies and agricultural regulatory
services to boost production capability and
ensure the safety of the country’s agriculture
sector
• Provide agricultural extension and development services through technology transfer based
on chain value to improve income, production of
high quality crops, adequate and safe for consumption
• Regulate and enforce regulation to protect
agriculture industry, food safety and quality
from threat of pests and disease
• Facilitate international agricultural trade
Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA)
• Fire-fighting operation
• Manage fire-fighting tool and equipment
• Investigate root cause of fire occurrence
• Provide training on fire-fighting operation and
awareness to prevent fire
Malaysian Meteorological Department
(MMD)
• To provide near real-time information on
weather
• To provide early warning information and
alert through Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS)
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DMG is a key agency in the national peatland fire prevention programme. It has been
contributing to the DOE on building tube well to prevent peatland fire. Besides
serving the purpose of putting out fires, the water from the tube well could be used
during a prolonged drought to rewet the drained and dried peatlands. DMG has been
given the role and responsibility of finding underground water sources and
constructing tube wells and subsequently support operating the wells to pump
water into dried peatlands during drought season.
Water pumping will be executed in the event of a water level drop in the peat
layer up to 0.5 m from the ground level and when there is peat fires incident. The
purpose of activating the operation of the tube well for pumping water is to raise the
water level in the drainage to rewet the surface of the peat to prevent any fire
occurrence. Groundwater from these wells will also be used by the Fire and Rescue
Table 26.6 (continued)
Agency
Responsibility
international organisations to strengthen the oil
palm industry of Malaysia
• Resource and information centre of the oil
palm industry in disseminating research findings
and information on oils and fats
Department of Agriculture of Peninsular
Malaysia
• Provide quality and efficient services to agricultural entrepreneurs through the application of
advance technologies and agricultural regulatory
services to boost production capability and
ensure the safety of the country’s agriculture
sector
• Provide agricultural extension and development services through technology transfer based
on chain value to improve income, production of
high quality crops, adequate and safe for consumption
• Regulate and enforce regulation to protect
agriculture industry, food safety and quality
from threat of pests and disease
• Facilitate international agricultural trade
Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA)
• Fire-fighting operation
• Manage fire-fighting tool and equipment
• Investigate root cause of fire occurrence
• Provide training on fire-fighting operation and
awareness to prevent fire
Malaysian Meteorological Department
(MMD)
• To provide near real-time information on
weather
• To provide early warning information and
alert through Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS)
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