To minimize disaster during rainy season, the Kelapa Gading Sub-district has activated a disaster alert system. Besides officers from various institutions and stakeholders, disaster handling will also involve local people.

In urban village, the sweeping is conducted by village chief

Kelapa Gading Sub-district Head, Yusuf Madjid disclosed, every evening, as many as 10 PPSU officers are alerted in three urban villages. And from sub-district, there are 9 officers from three urban villages.

Every evening, there are also three members of FKDM in each sub-district and two members in each urban village. In addition, every RW sent two people at the sub-district disaster post.

"In urban village, the sweeping is conducted by village chief. Each team in urban village and sub-district must be alert in handling disaster," he expressed, after a disaster alert ceremony at Jl Arteri Baru, Pegangsaan Dua Urban Village, Thursday (12/15).

Not only anticipate flood, the officer and locals is hoped able to ward off potential vulnerability, so conduciveness in Kelapa Gading can be created.