Burning forests to make way for farming is also thought to be behind the enormous fires currently ripping through the Amazon in South America, and experts believe they could have a serious impact on the global climate.Jakarta: Huge fires are raging across vast swathes of Indonesias rainforests -- some of the worlds biggest -- with toxic smog shutting hundreds of schools across Southeast Asia, officials said Tuesday..On Monday, Malaysia said it was preparing to carry out cloud seeding to induce rain and clear the air by releasing certain chemicals into the clouds -- although some experts have questioned its efficacy.Under pressure from neighbours, Indonesian leader Joko Widodo last month warned that officials would be sacked if they failed to stamp out forest fires.In Indonesia the number of hotspots -- areas at risk of fires -- has soared in parts, including on Borneo which the country shares with Malaysia and Brunei.

The smell of burning foliage filled the air, and residents were suffering respiratory problems and complaining of itchy and sore eyes.Jambi mayor Syarif Fasha urged residents to wear face masks while Malaysias national disaster management agency said it has secured half a million masks, which will be sent to the Sarawak state disaster committee.Air quality has dropped to "unhealthy" levels in and around Kuala Lumpur, according to the governments air pollutant index, and the skyline has been shrouded in thick smog, while haze also hung over Singapore.Around 400 schools were closed Tuesday in nine districts of Sarawak state on Borneo, with more than 150,000 students affected, according to the local education department.Massive jungle areas in Sumatra and Borneo island are ablaze as thousands of personnel battle to quell the fires, frequently started to clear land for crop plantations.Indonesian authorities have deployed thousands of extra personnel since last month to prevent a repeat of 2015 fires, which were the worst for Wholesale 4V210 valve Factory two decades, choking the region in haze for weeks and setting off a diplomatic spat.The number of hotspots with medium-to-high potential to break out in blazes soared nearly sevenfold to 6,312 over a four-day period this month, according to Indonesias national disaster agency.In neighbouring Indonesias Jambi province, on Sumatra, some kindergartens will be closed until Friday, while elementary and junior high schools are also temporarily shut, according to local authorities, who did not give exact numbers.

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Carrying and displaying weapons and using air guns is illegal and hence the case has been filed," said anofficer of Nigdi police station. The usage of firearms led to high-intensity noise creating a scare among the locals, police said.Mumbai: The Nigdi police station registered a case against more than 250 Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) functionaries after they fired rounds from air guns and brandished swords, knives and spears during a procession in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Sunday.A case has been filed under sections of the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act and the police said that nobody was arrested or detained as yet.The police are verifying the identities of the participants and recording statement of the organisers and China Wholesale pneumatic cylinder for sale the witnesses.The police received complaints that at least five women fired rounds from the air guns."These orders prohibit carrying of arms, cudgels, swords, spears, bludgeons, guns, knives, sticks or lathis, or any other article, which is capable of being used for causing physical violence," he said.The police said that the armed procession (shobha yatra) was carried out without their permission.

This procession was in violation of that order too, police said.The officials are also yet to seize any of the weapons used in the procession.The police said that the procession started at around 5 pm from Yamuna Nagar and went to ground at Thackeray Chowk where it concluded at 10 pm.The commissionarate has already issued a general prohibitory order, from May 21 to June 3, banning use and display of arms in the jurisdiction.Other participants brandished the weaponry for which no permission was sought from the police."There was no permission for the procession however they still carried it out.The police are gathering further details on the type of air guns and the purpose of displaying that in a cultural event.Apart from the party functionaries, president Sharad Inamdar, district president Dhanaji Shinde all of whom have been named in the case filed by the police.

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