Sumatera-Kalimantan : Intensive Monitoring Prevention of Karhutla JNN

BKnews,
Wednesday, 2018/5/23
JAKARTA - The socialization of forest and land fire prevention (karhutla) there is no stop by the government either with the form of sympathetic campaign and prevention karhutla. Even the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Wednesday (23/5)

Socialization is also expanded with school visits, and anjangsana to community groups or individuals. According to Raffles B. Panjaitan, Director of Forest and Land Fire Control, KLHK, mentioned control of this karhutla in anticipation of the dry season of 2018.

In addition to these activities conducted in Sumatra is also done in the region of Kalimantan intensive and integrated, in addition to socialization, as well strengthening synergy continues to be built KLHK, with local government, TNI, POLRI, business actors, and the community.

This activity, continued Raffles, the implementation of integrated patrol in West Kalimantan lasted from March, while in Central Kalimantan in April, South Kalimantan in May, followed in Kalimantan Timut, next June.

Manggala Agni Working Meeting held by the Center for Climate Change and Forest and Land Fire (PPIKHL) Control in Kalimantan, according to Johny Santoso, Head of PPIKHL Central Kalimantan Region, to Join News Network (JNN) said that PPIKHL Hall has activated karhutla control posts every headquarters of Daops Satuan Manggala Agni, as well as integrated patrol posts.

He also said Manggala Agni was actively involved in the provincial and district / city Task Force Karhutla Task Force, in particular the provinces that have established emergency alert status, such as West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. 

"Manggala Agni quickly responds to the results of monitoring of hotspots, or reports of karhutla incident, so that the fire is not enlarged and until it has an impact on the emergence of smoke", added Johny. Monitoring at the KLHK Forest and Land Fire Control Post on Tuesday (22/05/2018)

Night NOAA-19 satellites were recorded at three hotspots, one point in Central Kalimantan and two points in West Kalimantan, while based on the TERRA-AQUA (NASA) Satellite observed three points, each one point in Papua, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. (JNN)