2,000 hectares of land burned in Riau until October 8 2023

In addition, all human resources and firefighting infrastructure resources, such as excavators, firefighting pump machines, hoses, operational vehicles, canal barriers, reservoirs, fire monitoring towers, and others, have been mobilized.

He also mentioned that they have allocated regular budgets and emergency response funds for fire prevention and suppression.

"The karhutla task forces are actively engaged in early detection through the Lancang Kuning dashboard application, Sipakar Riau, Sipongi KLHK, as well as BMKG hotspot monitoring," he added.

Furthermore, they have strengthened the Riau karhutla task forces with two patrol helicopters (PK-RTX and PK-ZGD), two water bombing helicopters (C-FIZA and N332N), and one TMC aircraft (Pilatus PC-6).

"We need to continue monitoring the wind direction, which potentially carries smoke from the southeast to the northwest-north, affecting the regions of Riau, Malaysia, and Singapore. We are tirelessly working to control karhutla in Riau, with a potential workforce of 17,764 personnel ready to be deployed as needed," said Syamsuar.