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        "msgid": "govt-allocates-rp5-5-bln-for-forest-fire-mitigation-in-west-kalimantan-1788601858",
        "date": "2026-09-05 15:49:23",
        "title": "Govt allocates Rp5.5 bln for forest fire mitigation in West Kalimantan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has allocated Rp5.5 billion to the West Kalimantan Environment and Forestry Office to bolster forest fire mitigation efforts. The initiative includes aerial water-bombing, peatland rewetting, and strict law enforcement against illegal burning to prevent the spread of blazes.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cThe funds are designated for the regional Environment and Forestry\nOffice to strengthen integrated fire mitigation efforts, which encompass\naerial and ground operations, peatland rewetting, law enforcement, and\nprevention,\u201d Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said here on\nSaturday.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the fund, the government will coordinate with the\nNational Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR) to secure extra operational budgets for upgrading\nfire mitigation infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Antoni noted the government is mobilising all available resources to\ncontrol the blazes, including implementing weather modification\noperations in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia probes three companies over Jambi wildfires:\nMinister<\/p>\n<p>According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency\n(BMKG), potential rain clouds are forecast over West Kalimantan from\nSeptember 4 to 8, which will be utilised to improve moisture levels and\nraise the water table in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also escalating water-bombing operations targeting\nfires in remote locations inaccessible by land. The efforts will be\nbolstered by three Chinook helicopters provided by the Japan\nSelf-Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aerial operations will focus on critical areas, including Lake\nSentarum, which shares a direct border with Sarawak, Malaysia, to\nprevent the fires from spreading further,\u201d Antoni added.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia stays alert as forest fire hotspots\ndecline<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ground operations involve a joint force comprising the\nmilitary, national police, the Forestry Ministry\u2019s Manggala Agni\nfirefighter brigade, regional disaster agencies, and local\nvolunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Personnel mapping is being conducted down to the district and\nsub-district levels to ensure targeted and effective deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the government has prepared specialised mitigation\ntactics for peatlands, utilising injection techniques to thoroughly\nsaturate subsurface soil layers and extinguish deep-seated embers.<\/p>\n<p>Antoni stressed the physical efforts are reinforced by strict law\nenforcement against those responsible for illegal burning, targeting\nboth individuals and corporations.<\/p>\n<p>That is coupled with public education campaigns urging communities to\nabandon slash-and-burn land-clearing practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough financial support and the strengthening of integrated\noperations, the government hopes to accelerate the containment of forest\nfires in West Kalimantan while preventing new hotspots from emerging,\u201d\nhe concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia closes nine national parks to hikes amid\nwildfire risks<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia not yet safe from forest fires despite\nhotspot decline<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Rendra Oxtora, Uyu Liman<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/govt-allocates-rp5-5-bln-for-forest-fire-mitigation-in-west-kalimantan-1788601858",
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