TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said on Sunday, September 27, that the government will act firm towards businesses that are involved in forest fire. There are about 286 companies to be examined.
The examination will be a warning to those using the irrigation canals to transport illegal logs. “We will monitor them,” said Siti.
Previously, President Joko Widodo instructed to build canals in South Kalimantan as a preventive step to avoid forest fire. However, the instruction is feared to have negative effect, as the canal is normally used to transport logs from logging.
“We are deploying personnels to examine the locations. There are 183 people who are divided into 61 teams,” Siti said.
AHMAD FAIZ IBNU SANI