Indonesian environmental activists have criticised the government for its apparent lack of seriousness in tackling forest fires, resulting in the bad haze, and affecting public safety.
According to Khalisah Khalid, head of Walhi, the Indonesian Forum for Environmental Resources, to date, no action has been taken against individuals or companies which were responsible for the forest fires, and the 10 companies found guilty of these fires between 2012 and 2015 have also not faced any penalty.
“More than 11,000 hectares of forest land in Jambi are on fire and no action has been taken against anyone,” he said.news agency as expressing regret over the efforts by district authorities in handling the forest fires, causing bad haze in the Kalimantan, Riau and Jambi provinces. “We have increased the teams . But if there is no support from the district authorities, it is a mammoth task that is difficult to resolve.
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