Jambi, June 14 -- Deputy Minister of Forestry, Sulaiman Umar Siddiq, has said that Jambi province is expected to competently handle forest and land fires this year, considering personnel and equipment preparations involving both the government and private sector.

"We hope Jambi will become a model in efforts to anticipate forest and land fires, where forest and land fire cases have consistently declined each year," Siddiq said during a visit to the province on Saturday.

In line with President Prabowo Subianto's directives, the Ministry of Forestry is committed to preserving forests, he emphasized.

He said that ahead of this year's dry season, his ministry has been actively checking regional readiness, including in Kalimantan and Sumatr...