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        "msgid": "indonesia-maps-four-wildfire-fronts-in-tanjung-puting-1792047014",
        "date": "2026-10-15 11:32:24",
        "title": "Indonesia maps four wildfire fronts in Tanjung Puting",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Thermal-drone mapping identified four priority wildfire fronts in Tanjung Puting, Central Kalimantan, including Pesalat, near an orangutan feeding area. Authorities plan to deploy around 160 ground personnel, install about 30 bore wells and consider firebreaks to contain the blazes and protect the park\u2019s core zone.",
        "content": "<p>Raja Juli said thermal-drone mapping identified four priority fronts\nin Central Kalimantan: Pesalat, Teluk Pulai, the Sungai Buluh Kecil and\nBesar area, and the Sungai Bawung-Tanjung Rengas area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThermal drones helped us identify four battlegrounds among the many\nfire hotspots in Tanjung Puting,\u201d Raja Juli said in Pangkalan Bun on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The mapping took place as the Forestry Ministry, local governments,\nmilitary, police, Manggala Agni firefighters, disaster officials, and\nvolunteers intensified suppression efforts in the conservation area.<\/p>\n<p>After a meeting with officials in Pangkalan Bun, Raja Juli said\nPesalat was a priority because it lies close to a feeding area for\nBornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus).<\/p>\n<p>The government plans to add bore wells to prevent the fires from\nspreading, with mapping indicating that about 30 wells are needed to\nsupport firefighting.<\/p>\n<p>About 160 ground personnel will be deployed, while officials are\nconsidering heavy machinery to build firebreaks based on local\nconditions and peat depth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main goal is to keep the fire out of the park\u2019s core zone,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Ground crews will reinforce efforts in Teluk Pulai, Sungai Buluh\nKecil and Besar, Sungai Bawung, and Tanjung Rengas. Some will remain in\nthe field for about a week to limit repeat trips.<\/p>\n<p>Raja Juli said government agencies and local communities were\ncontinuing to work to contain the fires in Tanjung Puting.<\/p>\n<p>Raja Juli said central and regional authorities, the military,\npolice, Indonesia\u2019s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency\n(BMKG), and the National Disaster Management Agency would not give up or\nshirk responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Police name nine corporate suspects in ongoing forest\nfire probes<\/p>\n<p>Related news: BNPB launches weather modification to mitigate wildfire\nin West Papua<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Prabowo thanks personnel battling wildfires across\nIndonesia<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Prisca TV, Rahmad Nasution<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-maps-four-wildfire-fronts-in-tanjung-puting-1792047014",
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