After West Kalimantan, Prabowo Heads to Central Kalimantan for Forest Fire Meeting
After reviewing forest fires in West Kalimantan, Prabowo heads to Central Kalimantan for a coordination meeting as fires affect thousands of hectares.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto traveled to Central Kalimantan to attend a meeting on forest and land fire management following his earlier visit to West Kalimantan. Prabowo arrived at Tjilik Riwut Airport in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Saturday, August 22, 2026. At the Aju Air Task Force Post, he led a coordination meeting with several state officials, including the State Secretary, the Minister of Home Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, and the Deputy Chief of the Indonesian National Police.
Other attendees included the Central Kalimantan Governor, the Regional Military Commander, and the Chief of Police. The meeting's opening saw the presentation of data from the National Disaster Management Agency and Firefighter (BPBPK) of Central Kalimantan, which reported 19,992 hotspots and 1,639 forest and land fire incidents in the region between January 1 and August 22, 2026.
A total of 4,499.21 hectares of area were already being handled. Twelve out of 14 regencies/cities in Central Kalimantan have declared a state of emergency alert for forest and land fire disasters, according to the latest satellite analysis by the Ministry of Forestry. President Prabowo's visit aimed to assess the local conditions and request the latest report on forest and land fire management.
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