Riau on haze alert
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 01/23/2009 3:47 PM
Riau province has declared a state of alert over thickening smog haze created by the annual burning of rainforests, the Antara news agency has reported.
"The province is on alert for forest and plantation fires," Fadrizal Labay, head of the provinces environmental body, said in Pekanbaru on Friday.
Riau Governor Rusli Zainal has ordered every regent and mayor to coordinate with provincial bodies to anticipate any further impacts of the haze.
Data recorded by Singapore's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite on Thursday showed 142 fire spots across the province.
Riau Natural Resources Conservation Body reported that fires have destroyed a total of 1,450 hectares of forest and plantation in the province in the past week. (dre)
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