The Central Kalimantan Provincial Government is continuing to\nstrengthen disaster response, improve public services and develop\ninfrastructure that supports environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n
These efforts include responding to forest and land fires in West\nKotawaringin Regency, supporting the digital transformation of land\nservices, and pushing for the completion of a waste-processing facility\nthat converts refuse into alternative fuel.<\/p>\n
Central Kalimantan Governor Agustiar Sabran went in person to assist\nwith efforts to tackle forest and land fires along the Pangkalan\nBun\u2013Kotawaringin Lama road in West Kotawaringin Regency on Thursday\nafternoon, 8 October 2026.<\/p>\n
After spotting a fire, Agustiar urged his officials to speed up the\nresponse in coordination with personnel and volunteers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have instructed that heavy equipment be deployed to create canals\nor waterways around the site of the fire to support firefighting and\ncontain the flames,\u201d Agustiar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet an excavator here immediately and make canals or waterways\naround the site to support the firefighting effort,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Before visiting the site, Agustiar attended a coordination meeting on\nforest and land-fire response in West Kotawaringin. At the meeting, the\nlocal government set out its need for additional equipment, including\nthermal drones, KN95 masks, three-wheeled motorbikes and protective\nglasses.<\/p>\n
Agustiar said the requests had been noted and would be followed up by\nthe provincial and regency governments according to their respective\nresponsibilities.<\/p>\n
According to a report by the Central Kalimantan Forest and Land-Fire\nEmergency Response Command Post as of 8 October 2026, there had been\n5,937 fires, burning a total area of 17,530.18 hectares. West\nKotawaringin recorded 377 fires, affecting 2,558.72 hectares.<\/p>\n
The scale of the fires presents local governments with the challenge\nof improving coordination, speeding up the deployment of equipment and\ninfrastructure, and ensuring the safety of personnel and volunteers in\nthe field.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have noted this and will follow it up promptly. We will determine\nwhich needs can be met by the provincial government and which can be\nhandled by the regency government,\u201d Agustiar said.<\/p>\n
In the area of public services, the provincial government reiterated\nits support for greater professionalism and the digital transformation\nof land services. The commitment was announced at the 39th anniversary\nof the Indonesian Association of Land Deed Officials (IPPAT), held\nalongside a seminar on implementing the BPN Partner System in the\ndigital era.<\/p>\n
The event took place at the Swiss-Belhotel Danum in Palangka Raya on\nFriday, 9 October 2026. Central Kalimantan Regional Secretary Linae\nVictoria Aden attended on behalf of Governor Agustiar Sabran.<\/p>\n
In the governor\u2019s remarks, delivered by Linae, IPPAT was urged to\nstrengthen its integrity and professionalism to support legal certainty\nin land matters and provide orderly, transparent and high-quality\nservices to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay IPPAT continue to improve its professionalism and integrity in\nsupporting legal certainty in land matters and delivering orderly,\ntransparent and high-quality services to the public,\u201d Linae said.<\/p>\n
She said the Central Kalimantan Provincial Government supported the\nimplementation of Agrarian Reform through the Agrarian Reform Task Force\n(GTRA), with the aim of improving public welfare.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe success of Agrarian Reform is measured not only by land\nlegalisation and redistribution, but also by the benefits people\nexperience. Coordination among stakeholders therefore needs to be\nstrengthened to ensure effective implementation,\u201d Linae said.<\/p>\n
The provincial government and the regional legislative council (DPRD)\nare also supporting the drafting of a regional regulation to help\naddress land disputes and conflicts and protect the rights of local\ncommunities.<\/p>\n
The BPN Partner System is expected to facilitate electronic checks,\ndeed reporting and registration of transfers of land rights.\nDigitalisation is also expected to speed up services and improve\ntransparency, without compromising accuracy or legal certainty.<\/p>\n
Representatives of the Central Kalimantan Regional Office of the\nNational Land Agency (BPN) stressed that digitalisation does not alter\nthe status or authority of Land Deed Officials (PPAT) as public\nofficials authorised to draw up authentic deeds. Account security,\nconsistency between digital and physical documents, timely reporting and\ngeotagging that accurately reflects conditions on the ground must all be\nmaintained.<\/p>\n
The digital transformation is therefore expected to go hand in hand\nwith stronger integrity, accountability and legal protection for the\npublic.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Central Kalimantan DPRD is urging the completion of a\nrefuse-derived fuel (RDF) waste-processing facility at the Translik\nFinal Processing Site (TPA) in Pasir Panjang village, West Kotawaringin\nRegency.<\/p>\n
The call was made during a working visit with the West Kotawaringin\nEnvironmental Agency (DLH) on Friday, 9 October 2026, to inspect the\nsite and review construction progress. The facility is being funded\nthrough a 2025 grant programme from the provincial government.<\/p>\n
West Kotawaringin Environmental Agency head Syahyani said the\nfirst-phase building and the RDF facility\u2019s main equipment and machinery\nhad been installed. However, the plant cannot yet operate optimally\nbecause several requirements remain outstanding.<\/p>\n
These include completing the second-phase building, providing an\nadequate electricity supply and constructing an operational access road\nfor waste-collection vehicles.<\/p>\n
Syahyani said she hoped further funding would be released soon so\nconstruction could be completed, with the facility targeted to be fully\noperational in 2027.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall, the first-phase building and the RDF\u2019s main equipment and\nmachinery have been installed. However, several needs remain,\nparticularly completion of the second-phase building, sufficient\nelectricity capacity and an operational access road,\u201d Syahyani said.<\/p>\n
Around 100 tonnes of waste arrive at the Translik site each day, she\nsaid. Once the RDF facility is operating, incoming waste can be sorted\nand processed into alternative fuel, significantly reducing the volume\nsent to landfill.<\/p>\n
Rusdi Gozali Efendi, a Central Kalimantan DPRD member representing\nthe West Kotawaringin constituency, asked the local Environmental Agency\nto submit a proposal for further funding to the governor, copying in the\nprovincial DPRD.<\/p>\n
The formal proposal is needed so that the remaining construction\nrequirements can be considered and pursued through the revised 2026\nregional budget or the original 2027 regional budget.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe completion of the RDF facility is expected to improve the\neffectiveness of waste management and help reduce the accumulation of\nwaste in West Kotawaringin,\u201d Rusdi said.<\/p>\n
The response to forest and land fires, improvements to land services\nand completion of the RDF facility are three separate agendas, but all\nrequire inter-agency coordination, support for equipment and\ninfrastructure, and sustainable budget planning.<\/p>\n
A faster response to fires is needed to contain them and reduce their\nenvironmental impact. Meanwhile, digital land services are expected to\nstrengthen transparency and legal certainty, while the RDF facility\ncould form part of a more effective approach to waste management.<\/p>\n
Through cooperation between the provincial and regency governments,\nthe DPRD and relevant agencies, these efforts are expected to deliver\ntangible benefits to the public and support more orderly and sustainable\ndevelopment in Central Kalimantan.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/from-forest-fires-to-waste-processing-central-kalimantan-promotes-response-measures-and-sustainable-1791683443", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }