Press The Emergence Of Forest And Land Firecrackers, BNPB Spreads 1,000 Kg Of Salt In South Kalimantan

The helicopter operator prepared fire extinguishers from the air aka water bombing in South Kalimantan on Saturday, August 31, 2019. (Antaranews-Bayu P S)

SOUTH KALIMANTAN - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is sowing 1,000 kilograms of salt or NaCL to make artificial rain to reduce the potential for forest and land fires (karhutla) and the impact of drought in South Kalimantan Province (Kalsel).

Representative from BNPB Captain Achmad Nur Wahyudi said the weather modification technology (TMC) will begin on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

"Hopefully this effort can be successful according to plan," hoped Ahmad in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Friday, October 6, confiscated by Antara.

The implementation of this TMC uses the Cessna C208B/PK-SNS aircraft. The are sprinkled with Radial 360-90 DME 0-60NM, covering the areas of Banjar Regency, Banjarbaru City, Tapin Regency, and Tanah Bambu Regency.

Meanwhile, the second flight for TMC in South Kalimantan includes the Banjar Regency, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency and Tabalong Regency.

South Kalimantan is known to be a forest and land fire zone. There are quite a lot of hotspots in South Kalimantan.

The blackout was carried out by land by personnel from the regional disaster management agency (BPBD), also assisted by the TNI-Polri, the fire agency and the general public. Meanwhile, via air, firefighters use the water bombing method by helicopter.

Sejak awal 2023, Pemprov Kalsel terus berupaya memitigasi mengatasi masalah serius yang muncul selama musim kemarau, seperti karhutla dan kekeringan.Upaya ini mencakup pembukaan pintu air, pengaliran air melalui kanal-kanal yang sudah ada, serta pembuatan kanal baru dengan bantuan alat berat untuk membasahi lahan-lahan yang berpotensi menjadi titik api.Upaya pembasahan lahan akibat titik api pun terus dilakukan Pemprov Kalsel yang berkolaborasi dengan TNI/Polri, Pemkab Banjar, Pemkot Banjarbaru serta Pemkot Banjarmasin.Agar lebih optimal, pembasahan dibagi dalam beberapa titik/posko yang penanggung jawabnya telah ditentukan.