Kepala Daerah Diminta Waspada Bencana Hingga Maret
Indonesian Regional Governments to Remain Alert Until March
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) meminta para kepala daerah harus terus waspada terhadap bencana alam karena cuaca buruk sesuai prakiraan Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan GeofisikaPrakiraan (BMKG) masih terjadi hingga Maret 2013.
"Sesuai dengan prakiraan BMKG cuaca seperti ini akan terus terjadi hingga Maret. Jadi, para pemimpin daerah diharapkan waspada," katanya, saat meninjau pos komando (posko) pengungsian korban banjir di Karawang, Jawa Barat, Selasa.
Terkait dengan banyaknya daerah yang kini dilanda bencana alam, Presiden mengemukakan, telah menerima laporan kondisi banjir dari beberapa daerah, sehingga menginstruksikan agar masing-masing kepala daerah melakukan penanganan secara cepat.
"Saya telepon Jokowi, Ahmad Heryawan, Gubernur Sumut, Sulsel, dan hari ini saya konsolidasi dengan pemimpin daerah Jambi, Bengkulu, Jateng, Maluku. Instruksi saya, segera gunakan sumber logistik, sumber daya," kata Kepala Pemerintahan.
Menurut dia, saat ini Tanah Air dilanda bencana alam, utamanya banjir sehingga perlu koordinasi kepada gubernur-gubernur yang daerahnya dilanda banjir.
Presiden berharap penanganan bencana alam di berbagai daerah bisa dilakukan maksimal oleh masing-masing kepala daerah, dan jika anggaran dari daerah kurang dalam melakukan penanganan banjir, maka bisa mengajukan anggaran ke pemerintah pusat.
"Pemerintah pusat bila diminta bantuan, kami akan bantu. Segala ajuan solusi yang datangnya dari bupati dan gubernur akan kami tindaklanjuti usai surut bencana," katanya.
Jakarta (B2B) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the regional governments to remain alert for potential natural disasters as the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast bad weather to continue until March.
"The BMKG has forecast that the bad weather will continue till March, hence, the heads of regional governments should stay on alert," the President remarked during a visit to a command post for flood victims in Karawang, West Java, here on Tuesday.
The President stated that he had received flood updates from several regions. He also instructed the heads of regional governments in the affected regions to handle the flood problem on a priority basis.
"I called Jokowi (Jakarta governor), Ahmad Heryawan (West Java governor), the governors of North Sumatra and South Sulawesi. Today, I have also coordinated with the government leaders in Jambi, Bengkulu, Central Java, and Maluku. I have urged them to promptly use logistics sources and other local resources," the President claimed.
According to the President, the country is currently facing natural disasters, particularly floods. In this regard, his side had coordinated with the governors of the flood-hit provinces.
Yudhoyono hoped that the relief and rescue operations in the various parts of the country are handled efficiently by the heads of the regional governments in their respective regions. If the regional budget does not suffice for flood mitigation efforts, they can request for financial assistance from the central government.
"The central government will offer assistance if requested. Once the floods have receded, we will review all the steps, which have been taken on the basis of requests from the district heads and governors," the President noted.
