We prepared a water bomber helicopters leased from Russia to conduct disaster management of forest fire,"Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Antaranews) - Main Inspector of Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency Bintang SM said Kalimantan province is one of the major contributors to the impact of smoke now attacking neighboring countries.
Thus, Bintang said in Banjarmasin on Tuesday, BNPB RI give special attention to areas in Kalimantan to provide financial assistance as well as forest fire prevention equipment, including for ​​South Kalimantan.
"We prepared a water bomber helicopters leased from Russia to conduct disaster management of forest fire," he said.
But the mechanism, he said, there must be a written request from the South Kalimantan Province BPBDs to BNPB RI, as well as to fund assistance.
Bintang is in Banjarmasin in attend coordinate meeting to response smoke disaster from forest and land fires in the province of South Kalimantan at South Kalimantan Regional Police Headquarters on Tuesday (23/9) along with local consultative forum (Muspida).
The governor said South Kalimantan now in the status of smoke emergency alert, so that all elements regional leaders required to promptly tackle land and forest fires.
Pewarta: Ulul MaskuriahEditor : Asmuni Kadri
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