Palangka Raya, Aug. 19 -- Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni said Weather Modification Operation (OMC) would be an ideal measure to tackle forest and land fires in Petuk Katimpun, Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan.

"The ideal measure would actually be weather modification operations if there are seedable clouds," the minister said on Wednesday while inspecting the forest and land fire site in Petuk Katimpun, Palangka Raya.

The minister, who was monitoring response efforts by a joint team in the area, said he had coordinated with the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG).

If conditions for cloud formation are suitable, says Raja Juli, the OMC would be conduc...