The Ministry of Environment (KLH) will investigate the factors causing the Sumatra flood, including the source of logs that were dragged by floods in a number of locations, specifically in the Batang Toru Watershed (DAS) area.
In a working meeting with Commission XII of the DPR Minister of Environment and Forestry, Hanif Faisol said that monitoring and law enforcement activities in space utilization would be carried out as one of the responses to floods and landslides in Sumatra.
In addition to conducting a direct review of the affected areas on Thursday (4/11), Minister Hanif ensured that an evaluation had also been carried out for environmental approval documents, especially those in Batang Toru watershed.
"Then starting Monday, all company leaders who are indicated based on a satellite image study that contributes to presenting a dialogue on the flood, we will invite the explanation process to the Deputy for Law Enforcement (Law Enforcement)," said Hanif, Wednesday, December 3.
Previously, KLH had identified eight companies active in Batang Toru watershed, North Sumatra, from oil palm plantations to gold mining companies.
"We will immediately start investigative steps related to this case. Of course, there are quite a lot of victims, we cannot provide dispensation in this case, the law must be enforced, there are quite a lot of victims," he said.
In addition to monitoring and law enforcement measures, he also recommended aligning the Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW) with the carrying capacity and capacity of watersheds, controlling permits in critical priority areas, rehabilitating ecosystems as well as integration of climate mitigation and adaptation in spatial planning.
Previously, data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in disaster-affected areas in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra on Wednesday (3/12) at 07.15 WIB showed that the death toll had reached 753 people, 650 people were missing and 2,600 people injured.
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