Kampung Melayu Disaster Post Has Started Operating

Every day they monitor inundation and floods in the basin area as well as on the banks of the Ciliwung River and other locations

The Kampung Melayu Urban Village office, Jatinegara, East Jakarta has set up a 4x6-square-meter disaster post and has started operating today, on Thursday (10/15).

Kampung Melayu Urban Village Head Setiawan said the post that made two weeks ago was guarded by ten joint personnel from Satpol PP, PPSU and police's security and public order officers (Bimaspol/Bhabinkamtibmas).

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"Every day they monitor inundation and floods in the basin area as well as on the banks of the Ciliwung River and other locations," he said, Thursday (10/15).

Aside that, the post also functioned to deal with the COVID-19, such as receiving reports and taking action if positive cases are found.

"This is done for faster handling," he expressed.

He added, to support the work of personnel in carrying out disaster response, the post was also equipped with infrastructure, ranging from maps of flood-prone locations, information on evacuation locations, picket schedules for post officers and various appeals for the public.

There were also 50 units of life vests, one rubber boat, one unit of fiber boat, 30 units of ring buoy and rope.

"In addition, there are four generator units, two mobile pump units and other infrastructure," he stated.