It has also adopted the Malaysian Forestry Policy in 2021, amendments to the National Forestry Act in 2022, and the National Biodiversity Policy 2022-2030 that was launched last month.

“They will develop a software to monitor the condition of the forest. So, some activities can be detected including the entry of the public, the movement of animals, fires and also various other occurrences such as landslides based on sensors or reports given,” he said.

DDOC, developed as a centralised monitoring and operations centre within the District and Land Offices, aims to collaborate with the Smart Selangor Operation Centre (SSOC) to collect and manage disaster-related data throughout the state actively.

Of the total allocation, RM303.8 billion is for operating expenses, RM90 billion as development expenses, and RM2 billion is set aside for contingency savings.

“Pusat ini juga menggunakan platform pengkongsian data negeri (SELGDX) bagi mendapatkan info terkini dari agensi tertentu antara jabatan kaji cuaca, jabatan alam sekitar.