Local communities are joining the fight to curb fires in their areas during the dry season. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In Palangkaraya, the provincial capital of Central Kalimantan, all students are required to wear masks.Six flights were delayed from Syamsudin Noor International Airport in the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin last Friday.
Fires have also flared up in parts of Java, including in forests and land around two mountains in East Java, while the capital Jakarta has been blanketed by haze caused by air pollution from vehicles and coal-fired power plants.Apart from the government-run firefighting efforts, local communities are also involved in preventing fires in their areas.
He added: “Dousing fires in peatlands takes a lot of water. Even water bombing cannot stop the fires. We have to do it manually.”From January to July 2023, fires have burned more than 90,000ha of peatlands and forests across the archipelago, according to data from the Environment and Forestry Ministry.
“Farmers must be encouraged to mechanise cultivation. They need technology, at least heavy equipment. It is expensive and they don’t have the capital to do that, therefore, they need financial support,” he said.
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