Jakarta, Aug. 25 -- Indonesia's Public Works Ministry is helping contain forest and land fires in Muaro Jambi, Jambi Province, including supplying water to firefighting teams, Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said on Tuesday.

Hanggodo said the ministry would support drought and wildfire mitigation throughout the potentially prolonged dry season in coordination with relevant agencies.

"The ministry is not focused solely on infrastructure development. We must ensure infrastructure supports disaster mitigation, water supplies, environmental protection and community safety," he said.

Through the Sumatra VI Jambi River Basin Organization, the ministry joined efforts to extinguish fires in a plantation area in Pematang Gajah Village, Muar...