Banjarbaru, Aug. 24 -- South Kalimantan has formed a special team to accelerate responses to forest and land fires at three priority locations in Banjarbaru, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said.

Nurofiq confirmed the policy after leading a firefighting operation in Guntung Damar, Banjarbaru, the capital of South Kalimantan Province, on Sunday (August 23).

The team will accelerate containment across 700 hectares in Pengayuan, 300 hectares in Liang Anggang and 120 hectares in Guntung Damar, he said.

Nurofiq, a former environment minister, said the three areas require "intensive suppression efforts tailored to their conditions and soil characteristics."

He said stronger firefighting efforts are needed ...