South Kalimantan Police Chief Reveals There Is A Company In Banjarbaru Doing Forest And Land Fires

Illustration of BPBD officers extinguishing forest and land fires. (Antaranews)

JAKARTA - South Kalimantan (Kalsel) Police Chief Inspector General Andi Rian R. Djajadi revealed that a company in Banjarbaru City carried out forest and land fires, aka forest and land fires.

"The investigators are still investigating. If sufficient evidence is found, I order to immediately identify the suspect," said Andi Rian in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Sunday, July 2, confiscated by Antara.

He said the land burned was 30 hectares. Now the land has been given a police line so that the location should not be entered by unauthorized parties during the investigation.

Apart from the company, the Regional Police Chief also revealed that there was also one case of forest and land fires handled by the Banjarbaru Police with an individual perpetrator.

"So, a total of two forest and land fires cases in Banjarbaru, all of which still need further investigation to collect all evidence, ensnare the perpetrators to the legal process," he said.

The Regional Police Chief stated that law enforcement is his commitment to take firm action against land burners or who deliberately allow forest and land fires to occur.

On the other hand, Andi Rian hopes that water bombing helicopters or water bombers to deal with forest and land fires in areas that are difficult to reach by the ground task force team can be carried out immediately.

Moreover, he said, the burning of peatlands in Banjarbaru City and Tanah Laut Regency, which currently occur at most, cannot be penetrated for extinguishing by officers in the field.

He is worried that the smog caused by forest and land fires in the two areas could have an impact on disrupting flights at Syamsudin Noor International Airport, Banjarmasin, in Banjarbaru City.

"The governor has declared that South Kalimantan is currently an emergency condition of forest and land fires. We hope that BNPB can grant the request for water bombing helicopter assistance," he said.