Eight areas of IPU records are unhealthy at 4 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Oct: A total of eight areas have recorded air pollution index (IPU) readings in the unhealthy category as of 4 pm today.

According to the Malaysian Air Pollution Index Management System (APIMS) portal, five of these areas include Johor, namely Segamat (156), Batu Pahat (155), Kluang (152), Tangkak (151) and Larkin (111).

Other areas are Val (151) and Seremban (146) in Negeri Sembilan as well as Samarahan, Sarawak (117).

Meanwhile, as many as 57 areas are in the moderate category while three others score good readings.

IPU readings of zero to 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy and IPUs above 300 are at dangerous levels. -TVS