Situation Under Control, Jambi Returns Two Water Bombing Helicopters To BNPB
JAMBI - Jambi Karhutla (Forest and land fires) Task Force returned two water-bombing helicopters to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) after the situation of forest and land fires in Jambi did not increase due to the help of weather factors.
Forest and land fires (Karhutla) in Jambi Province have decreased this year so that two water bombing helicopters that were on standby in Jambi Province have been returned to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
"The two water bombing helicopters that were returned to BNPB are the MI and Tamov helicopters", said Head of the Jambi Province Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Bachyuni, as reported by Antara, Thursday, October 7.
The reason for returning the helicopter to the BNBP is because the current fire and forest fire conditions in Jambi can still be controlled, said Bachyuni.
Furthermore, currently there are five helicopters remaining in Jambi Province, two patrol helicopters and three water bombing helicopters. The helicopter is still on standby at the Sulthan Taha Airport, Jambi.
"For the rest, this is still being maintained until the end of October because until now the hotspots are still occurring, although small", he said.
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Then, Bachyuni said that seeing the current situation, it was possible for the forest and land fire (Karhutla) emergency alert status in Jambi Province to no longer be extended. However, to determine it requires evaluation and opinions from various parties. So that the desired thing does not happen.
"Because now the area in Jambi Province has entered the beginning of the rainy season, although it has not been evenly distributed, so we remain alert, because in West Tanjab and East Tanjab Regencies the dry season has not yet entered", said Bachyuni.
He also mentioned that currently the area of land burned is 179.994 hectares, the largest is in Muarojambi Regency with 61.2 hectares of land, then Tebo Regency with 29.75 hectares, then in East Tanjab Regency with 26,184 hectares of land, West Tanjab 22.19 hectares of burned land.
Furthermore, in Sarolangun Regency there were 11.5 hectares of land burned, Merangin there were six hectares of land, then Bungo Regency had 10.17 hectares of burned land. Furthermore, in Jambi City there is also 0.5 hectares of land and Sungaipenug City has 0.5 hectares of land.