Menhut: Pemerintah andalkan operasi darat tangani karhutla gambut
Menteri Kehutanan Raja Juli Antoni menyatakan pemerintah mengandalkan operasi darat untuk penanganan kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla), terutama di lahan gambut Kalimantan Barat, karena dinilai lebih efektif di lapangan dibanding operasi udara semata. Operasi ini akan dimaksimalkan dengan operasi modifikasi cuaca (OMC) saat peluang awan hujan muncul pada 4-8 September. Penempatan personel dan peralatan akan dipetakan berdasarkan sebaran hotspot di wilayah seperti Ketapang dan Kubu Raya.
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- Menhut Raja Juli Antoni said the government relies on ground operations to handle peatland fires in West Kalimantan.
- Ground operations are considered more effective than relying solely on aerial operations.
- Ground troops serve as the main reliance while awaiting weather modification operations or the rainy season.
- There is potential for rain clouds in West Kalimantan between September 4-8.
- Weather modification operations (OMC) will be maximized during the cloud potential period.
- Every possible cloud seed will be utilized, including in unaffected areas to maintain groundwater levels.
- Personnel deployment in West Kalimantan requires detailed mapping based on hotspot distribution.
- Regional needs must be assessed based on the number of hotspots in each area.
- Ketapang and Kubu Raya need mapping based on hotspot count and troop requirements.
- Personnel and equipment can be redeployed to locations with greater needs.
- BNPB Head Suharyanto stated that karhutla handling in West Kalimantan continues through ground and aerial operations.
- The government is targeting peatland fires specifically in its handling approach.
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