Forestry Dept instructed to identify areas prone to natural disasters

The Forestry Department has been instructed to immediately identify high-risk areas prone to be affected by natural disasters in the peninsula.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Takiyuddin Hassan said the move was taken as an immediate action to overcome the accumulation of driftwood and debris, landslides and water surges in several states due to heavy rain and floods recently.

He said the department had been using a remote system...