Jakarta, May 8 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has extended weather modification operations in Riau Province until May 12, 2025, following initial efforts conducted from May 1 to 7, 2025.

The weather modification is part of the efforts to prevent forest and land fires in Riau, as agreed during the Forest and Land Fire Handling Coordination Meeting last week.

BNPB's Head of Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, stated here on Thursday that the operations are being supported by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) and the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU).

He explained that the BNPB has readied helicopters for waterbombing. Meanwhile, BMKG provides data and information bas...