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        "id": 1736863,
        "msgid": "kapuas-designated-as-high-risk-area-for-forest-and-land-fires-1778666243",
        "date": "2026-05-13 16:05:04",
        "title": "Kapuas Designated as High-Risk Area for Forest and Land Fires",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Kapuas Regency in Central Kalimantan has been classified as a high-risk area for forest and land fires (karhutla) under the National Disaster Risk Assessment for 2022\u20132026, covering 1,443,774 hectares, with hot spot potential rising from May and peaking in August 2026. The deputy regent emphasised the need for collective preparedness and collaboration among stakeholders, including reactivating village-level alert posts, enhancing integrated patrols, empowering community fire care groups, and ensuring companies in plantations, timber concessions, industrial forests, and mining safeguard their areas. Broader impacts on health, education, transportation, and the economy were highlighted, alongside efforts to promote zero-burn land clearing and prevent a repeat of the severe haze incidents from 2015 to 2019 through solid collaborative action.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Regent of Kapuas, Central Kalimantan, Dodo stated that, based\non the National Disaster Risk Assessment for 2022\u20132026, the regency is a\nhigh-risk area for forest and land fires (karhutla). \u201cTherefore,\npreparedness and cooperation from all parties are needed in efforts to\nprevent and handle karhutla,\u201d Dodo said in Kuala Kapuas on Wednesday.\nAccording to him, the overall area at risk of karhutla in the region\nreaches 1,443,774 hectares. This was conveyed by Dodo when officially\nopening the Coordination Meeting on Preparedness for Handling Karhutla\nDisasters in Kapuas Regency for 2026, held at the Bapperida Kapuas\nOffice Hall. \u201cKarhutla is not just about fire, but the haze impacts it\ncauses can disrupt health, education, transportation, and the\ncommunity\u2019s economy. Therefore, this is our collective responsibility,\u201d\nhe stated. Furthermore, based on the BMKG forecast, hot spot potential\nis estimated to start increasing in May and peak in August 2026. In the\ncoordination meeting, the Kapuas Regency Government emphasised several\nimportant steps, including reactivating Karhutla Alert Posts at the\nvillage and sub-district levels, increasing integrated patrols, and\nempowering Fire-Caring Communities (MPA). Plantation companies, timber\nconcession holders (HPH), industrial timber plantation (HTI) companies,\nand mining companies were also reminded to actively protect their\nconcession areas and surroundings from fire threats. The Kapuas Regency\nGovernment also stressed the importance of synergy between BPBD, TNI,\nPolri, Manggala Agni, volunteers, and all related elements under a\nunified karhutla handling command. In addition, education for the public\non zero-burn land opening (PLTB) continues to be promoted by involving\ntraditional leaders and religious figures. Dodo also reminded everyone\nto ensure that the major haze incident that occurred from 2015 to 2019\ndoes not recur. \u201cLet us make Kapuas Regency an example of a region that\nsuccessfully suppresses karhutla rates through solid collaborative\nwork,\u201d Dodo concluded.<\/p>",
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