City Holds Jakarta Tangguh Exhibition
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The Jakarta Provincial Government holds the Jakarta Tangguh Exhibition in the parking area of a shopping center in the Besi Bridge area, Tambora, West Jakarta, Saturday (6/15). The event was opened by Jakarta BPBD Chief Executive, Isnawa Aji.
This is part of a series of celebrations commemorating Jakarta's 597th anniversary
The event, which carries the theme "Joint Action to Make Jakarta a Disaster Resilient Global City", showcases supporting facilities for disaster management, starting from public kitchens, ambulances, heavy equipment vehicles, fire trucks, as well as health posts and so forth.
Not only that, it is also shown by the action of five joint personnel from BPBD and the Jakarta Gulkarmat Agency, lowering a giant banner from the top of the shopping center building. There is also an action to evacuate drowning victims in the West Flood Canal (BKB) and other interesting attractions.
Jakarta's 497th Anniversary Bazaar in E. Jakarta Wins MURI RecordAccording to him, it is the result of collaboration with cross-sectors such as the Social Agency, Health Agency, Gulkarmat Agency, Diskominfotik, and supported by stakeholders through the CSR program.
"This is part of a series of celebrations commemorating Jakarta's 597th anniversary," he expressed.
Jakarta Social Agency Head, Premi Lasari added his party took part in this exhibition because it has an important role in disaster management, both before the incident, during the incident, and after the incident.
"Before a disaster occurs, we conduct risk mitigation together with BPBD. What kind of disaster will occur? Then, when a disaster occurs, what do we do after the disaster, we still have a lot of roles to play," he explained.
In the event, his party was preparing public kitchens, public field kitchens, operational cars for food surveys, rescue cars, and others.
His party also prepared human resources during the event, including Disaster Social Officers (PSKB), Disaster Emergency Response Unit (Tagana), Disaster Preparedness Villages, and others.
Activities Organizing Committee Chairman, Muhammad Johan explained this event was based on the background of Jakarta as a Global City with a heterogeneous society that has the potential for various disaster threats, such as floods, earthquakes, and other disasters.
Therefore, it was necessary to be prepared to face disasters, as well as create urban resilience together.
"This exhibition is to show the readiness of disaster management infrastructure and facilities. Aside that, it is a disaster education and literacy event," he explained.
He added it was attended by 500 participants and attended by around 150 guests from army (TNI)/police, ministries, regional apparatus institutions, BPBD buffer areas, BPBDs, business world, disaster academics, and mass media.
"The disaster management simulation involved 250 joint personnel," he concluded.
