BNPB: Hotspots In Kalimantan Reduce Drastically

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the hotspots from forest and land fires (karhutla) in the priority areas of Kalimantan Island were drastically reduced in the third week of October.

Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, said the areas were Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.

"Especially in Central Kalimantan, the number of hotspots in October is very high, the second week is down, the third week is down," said Abdul as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 24.

In his brief presentation, there was a decrease in hotspots for areas affected by forest and land fires from the first to the third week of October.

In the Central Kalimantan region, from the first week of 30,478 points, then decreased in the second week of 11,245 points, and third week 6,224 points.

Then, in South Kalimantan from the first week of 7,144 points, then decreased in the second week 1,998 points, and the third week 892 points.

Meanwhile in West Kalimantan, from the first week of 5,692 points, then decreased in the second week of 626 points, and the third week 382 points.

However, according to Abdul, the South Sumatra region still shows an increase in hotspots. From the first week of 16,207 points, then decreased in the second week 11,161 points, and the third week rose to 18,459 points.

"Meanwhile in other provinces, in general in the 3rd week of October it fell. This is what we really hope, and indeed according to what we calculated at the beginning, it should be with the conditions of the season and the weather that we hope has begun to shift to the transition from dry to rainy. The number of hotspots and coverage of burned areas will also decrease," said Abdul.

Abdul said the Ogan Komering Ilir Regency area, which has many hotspots in South Sumatra, is difficult to access.

Therefore, the response of the ground team which became the spearhead of difficulties in reaching the location. Therefore, there is a dependence on the blackout of forest and land fires in the area in the BNPB water bombing unit.