He said the initiative, spearheaded by Tourism Malaysia Dubai along with Tourism Selangor, aimed to fortify existing ties and explore new avenues for collaboration.

He added that announcements regarding further developments will be made periodically.

According to him, 87 hotspots were reported this week, same as the previous week, with 49 localities in Selangor, Penang (22), Sabah (seven), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (five), Kedah (three), and Perak (one).

Beliau berkata projek berkenaan merupakan sebahagian usaha kerajaan dalam menangani insiden pencemaran sumber air mentah berlaku pada tahun-tahun sebelum ini yang telah menjejaskan kira-kira 1.6 juta pemegang akaun Air Selangor.

Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari berkata, setiap jemaah yang memohon dan menepati syarat kelayakan akan diberikan wang tunai sebanyak RM500 serta kit syifa termasuk ubat-ubatan, cecair pembasmi kuman, losen serta pelembap bibir.