JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Djamari Chaniago led the appeal for readiness for forest and land fires (karhutla) in Riau Province at the Roesmin Nurjadin Airfield, Pekanbaru.
In his message, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Djamari Chaniago, said this appeal was the starting point for readiness to care for natural wealth.
In this case, he said, not only preventing damage to nature around the location of forest fires, but also increasing the world's confidence that Indonesia is capable of maintaining and overseeing natural resources that God has bestowed.
"Various efforts can be made with our readiness to face the possibility of forest and land fires. Mitigation and prevention can be done including modifying the weather, water bombing, helicopter patrols, and maintaining high water levels in canals and ditches in peatlands," said Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, March 5.
In the appeal, the fire management facilities were also shown in the form of two helicopters from BNPB for aerial patrols, one weather modification aircraft, one helicopter from PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) for land fire extinguishing, vehicles from the Riau Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), fire trucks, and vehicles from the Riau Regional Police (Polda).
Meanwhile, the participants of the apple came from the personnel of the Indonesian Air Force Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base, the XIX Tuanku Tambusai Military Regional Command, Manggala Agni Ministry of Forestry (Kemehut), the 031/Wirabima Military Resort Command, the Riau Police, BPBD Riau, the Police Pamong Praja Unit (Satpol PP) Riau, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), companies such as PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan, PT RAPP, and PT Arara Abadi APP Group.
To the governors, regents, and mayors, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Chaniago, asked to prepare all available resources in the face of disasters. The local government is on the front line when land fires occur.
To plantation, forestry, and mining companies, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs asked that they comply with and carry out their obligations in accordance with applicable regulations.
The Community Fire Care (MPA) of the disaster-resistant village, students, scouts and farmers' groups, are asked to continue to actively participate in reporting on the condition of the fire and how to handle it.
"On this occasion, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to all levels of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Environment, the regional government in the field of disaster management, for their dedication, hard work and readiness to prevent and handle forest and land fires which have often occurred," said Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Chaniago.
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