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The landslide on Monday followed six days of torrential rain and buried houses on a village on the island of Serasan in the Natuna region, about 80 km (49.71 miles) off the island of Borneo.
Helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be used to spray water on the garbage dump which is still spewing smoke from the depths.
At least 146 firefighters, the Navy and the Air Force helped douse the fire at the waste dump yard. Per minute, 60,000 litres were pumped.
Firefighters are trying to douse the smoke billowing from beneath the heaps of the garbage that caught fire.
Meanwhile, she asked the residents of Brahmapuram to stay home on Sunday and said more oxygen kiosks would be set up in the region.
The Navy started its operations at Brahmapuram on Friday night soon after the district administration sought the force’s help.
District Collector Dr Renu Raj, in a statement, said the assistance of the IAF will be sought if the ongoing mission does not succeed to bring the flames under control.
Bengaluru-headquartered HAL plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonne.
The deceased pilot was identified as Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi, officials said, adding that a high-level probe has been ordered into the accident.
Officials gave no immediate account of the cause of the crash and there was no immediate comment from Russia, which invaded Ukraine last February.