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Cloud seeding to stop haze
Haze talks: Coordinating Minister for politics, law and security Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (center), along with Interior Minister Tjahjo Kumolo (left) and Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa, talk to journalists at a press conference on Oct
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span class="inline inline-center">Haze talks: Coordinating Minister for politics, law and security Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (center), along with Interior Minister Tjahjo Kumolo (left) and Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa, talk to journalists at a press conference on Oct. 28, explaining the government's plan to do cloud seeding in order to combat forest fires (thejakartapost.com/Wienda Parwitasari).
Coordinating Minister for politics, law and security Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Wednesday that he instructed government agencies to focus on cloud seeding operations for the next four days in order to intensify the downpours to combat forest fires causing the haze disaster.
Luhut urged Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) and Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) to keep collaborating to create artificial downpours every time the correct type of clouds appeared in the sky.
'We should use every chance we have to perform cloud seeding operations. Downpours in hot spots and haze-affected areas are really helpful for our mitigation efforts,' Luhut said during a press conference at National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Wednesday.
According to Luhut, if the cloud seeding operations were performed effectively in the next four days, thick haze in the affected regions would be reduced.
While continuing water bombing to extinguish hot spots, Luhut is confident the government could fully tackle the haze disaster in the next few weeks.
Riau's Governor Annas Ma'amun has confirmed the positive impact brought by downpours in Riau and its surroundings. (dan)(+)
