The Government of the Weather Modification Use Salt and Dry Ice Put down Karhutla

The government set up a weather modification operation as an attempt to set off the fires and land that hit a number of areas in Indonesia.

Secretary of State Prasetyo Hadi says the government has held an OMC by forging salt (NACl) and dry ice in the four provinces beset by karhutla.

"Yes we all try so hard, all done," said Pras via text, Tuesday (20 / 10).

Pras delivered OMC one of which was carried out in the Southern Sumatra region since October 16th. He called it by Posko Palembang, which has already been 8 degrees of 1,600 kilograms of salt and 4,000 dry ice.

Later on, the government also held an OMC from Posko Loaded on October 1518 with a total of 6-degree suppression of 4,800 dry ice done.

"Positive results in Sumsel with a 2.5 dissection and a visibility increase," he said.

Pras has also mentioned that MMC has also been held in Central Kalimantan since August 26, with a total of 48 sorries of salt.

Then at Kalteng, the OMC effort was also carried out through Posko Help South Kalimantan.

Pres delivered from the posko, it's already done 2 sorti flights by spreading 800 kg of dry ice and 800 kg of salt.

"According to reports from the field and the AWS / ARG root, there is rain in the East Colebar, Kobaya wants the West, Seruyan, Kaseya, Mount Mas, and East Barito,"

And then for at South Kalimantan alone, Pras has been saying since October 10th, it's been 23 degrees of flight that has spread 23 thousand kilograms of salt.

He called two aircraft units deployed in OMC in this province.

"Total rainfall volume produced at 222.67 million m3 during OMC activity.

While in West Kalimantan, Pras has been saying since August 22nd there have been 107 sorti flights spreading 98,800 kg of salt.

"The rain report on October 19, 2026, is in the area of Sangu County, the Kubu District, the Sambas District, the Kabbak District, the North Kayong District, Pontibak District, the Retikyang District, the Shulu County, and Kupangwang City," he said.