Haze has hit the Pekanbaru area again, this is due to fires at a number of points, including the Kampar Regency area, Riau Province, Indonesia.

Dozens of joint personnel, TNI, POLRI, Manggala Agni and BPBD struggled to extinguish the fire which destroyed around four hectares of peatland in Rimbo Panjang, Kampar Regency, Riau on Monday (2/10/2023).

Kampar Police Chief, AKBP Ronald Sumaja SIK explained that the peatland that was burned was approximately four hectares, the joint team was working hard to cool it down, and currently the team was investigating the cause of the fire and finding out who owned the land.

"Currently the team is investigating the cause of the fire, whether it was purely due to the weather or intentional, and if it was intentional, we will act in accordance with applicable laws," he said, Monday (2/10/2023).

He also said, for the month of October, there had been several fire spots, including Siak Hulu, Tigabelas Koto, which had quite difficult locations, but on that day the rain came so cooling helped, and currently in Kampar.

Previously, cooling had also been carried out, but in some areas the fire spread again, because peatlands are quite difficult to extinguish, which is caused by small fires in the interior of the bush, which can come back to life and spread due to the weather.

The police chief also said that action would be taken against the land owner if it was proven that he had deliberately set fire to the land, in order to provide a lesson for other land owners.

"This action was given as a lesson for the perpetrators because it has harmed many people, such as air pollution and surrounding plantations which also had an impact," he said (moozamochi).
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Kebakaran Lahan Gambut Sebabkan Kut Asap

Kabut asap kembali melanda wilayah Pekanbaru, hal tersebut disebabkan terjadinya kebakaran di sejumlah titik, diantaranya kawasan Kabupaten Kampar, Provinsi Riau.

Puluhan personil gabungan, TNI, POLRI, Manggala Agni dan BPBD berjibaku memadamkan api yang melalap sekitar empat hektar lahan gambut di Rimbo Panjang, Kabupaten Kampar, Riau pada Senin (2/10/2023).

Kapolres Kampar, AKBP Ronald Sumaja SIK menerangkan, lahan gambut yang terbakar luasnya lebih kurang empat hektar, tim gabungan tengah berjibaku melakukan pendinginan, dan juga saat ini tim tengah melakukan penyidikan penyebab kebakaran dan mencari tahu siapa pemilik lahan tersebut.

" Saat ini tim tengah melakukan penyidikan penyebab kebakaran, apakah murni karena cuaca atau disengaja, dan jika di sengaja akan tindak sesuai perundangan yang berlaku," ungkapnya kepada Singgalang, Senin (2/10).

Dia juga mengatakan, untuk bulan Oktober, ini sudah ada beberapa titik kebakaran, diantaranya Siak Hulu, Tiga belas Koto yang lokasinya cukup sulit, namun di hari tersebut hujan datang sehingga pendinginan terbantu, dan saat ini di Kampar.

Sebelumnya juga telah dilakukan pendinginan, namun ada beberapa sisi api kembali menyebar, dikarenakan lahan gambut cukup sulit dipadamkan, yang disebabkan api kecil yang ada di bagian dalam semak, bisa kembali hidup dan menyebar yang di akibatkan cuaca.

Kapolres juga mengatakan, tindakan akan diberlakukan kepada pemilik lahan jika terbukti disengaja melakukan pembakaran lahan, guna menjadi pembelajaran bagi pemilik lahan lain.

"Tindakan tersebut diberikan untuk pembelajaran bagi pelaku karena telah merugikan banyak orang, seperti polusi udara dan perkebunan sekitar yang turut berdampak," ungkapnya.(moozamochi).