16 Disaster Preparedness Villages Formed in N. Jakarta
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Maria Inggita
North Jakarta Social Sub-dept. has formed 16 Disaster Preparedness Villages (KSB). Tents and public kitchen equipment for disaster victim shelter have been distributed in each KSBs.
Each KSB has a task to help maximal 200 disaster victims
"Each KSB has a task to help maximal 200 disaster victims. It will help in preparing food, tents, and evacuation," informed Aji Antoko, Head of North Jakarta Social Sub-dept., Wednesday (12/27).
According to him, each KSB has 20 personnel from Karang Taruna and Taruna Siaga Bencana (Tagana). They were trained to handle disaster, especially disaster victims.
300 Volunteers Get Disaster Preparedness Training"Each SKB provides two rice cookers with capacity of 10 kilograms, a tent, two stoves, and gas cylinders and a cookware set," he mentioned.
Prone-to-flood areas in North Jakarta are in Penjaringan Urban Village, Marunda, Rorotan, Cilincing, Ancol, Pademangan Timur, and Pademangan Barat.
