Jakarta, Nov. 28 -- The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) will coordinate with local governments to rehabilitate critical land in river basins (DAS) and evaluate forest management in flood-affected areas in Sumatra.

Deputy Minister of Forestry Rohmat Marzuki, in a press conference on Friday, said that flooding in three provinces in Sumatra occurred in several DAS, namely the Krueng Geukuh, Krueng Pasee, and Krueng Keureto.

Similar conditions also happened in North Sumatra, including the Kolang, Sibuluan, Aek Pandan, Badiri, and Garoga DAS, and in West Sumatra, the Anai, Antokan, Banda Gadang, Masang Kanan, Masang Kiri, and Ulakan Tapis DAS.

"We continue to improve mitigation efforts and evaluate forest management, although most of it fal...