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The PSI rose amid dry conditions in Singapore and the surrounding region.<\/span><\/p>\n In its latest fortnightly weather advisory on Aug 17, the Meteorological Service Singapore said that Singapore could experience hazy conditions if fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan intensified.<\/p>\n NEA said that it will issue daily haze advisories when the 24-hour PSI enters the unhealthy range, defined as a reading above 100.<\/p>\n The 28 public agencies that make up the government’s inter-agency haze task force are ready to roll out their respective action plans if air quality deteriorates into the unhealthy range, the authorities said previously.<\/p>\n Chaired by NEA, the task force develops and rolls out plans to minimise and manage the impact of haze here, with agencies able to adopt tiered responses based on air quality readings and forecasts.<\/p>\n The task force convenes yearly before the start of the dry season in June to update its plans. It has met twice so far this year \u2013 once at the end of January, following peatland and vegetation fires in east Johor, and again in April.<\/p>\n The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre has also raised its alert to Level 2 for the southern Association of Southeast Asian Nations region. This is the second-highest level, signalling an increasing risk of transboundary haze.<\/p>\n The alert indicates escalating hotspot activity, with moderate to dense smoke haze observed over two or more consecutive days.<\/p>\nHAZE PREPARATIONS<\/h2>\n