Presiden Jokowi Resmikan Empat Jalan Akses Evakuasi Merapi di Magelang
President Jokowi Inaugurates Four Merapi Evacuation Access Roads in Magelang
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Magelang, Jateng [B2B] - Presiden RI Joko Widodo (Jokowi) didampingi Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo meresmikan Inpres Jalan Daerah Ruas Muntilan-Keningar, Sukomakmur, Kabupaten Magelang, Provinsi Jawa Tengah pada Senin (22/01/2024).
Peresmian tersebut disambut antusias warga sekitar yang merasakan langsung manfaat dari jalan yang merupakan akses evakuasi untuk Gunung Merapi tersebut.
Salah satunya Ani, yang mengaku sangat terbantu dengan adanya rekonstruksi jalan tersebut. Ani mengatakan bahwa kondisi jalan yang tidak lagi berlubang mempermudah proses evakuasi jika Gunung Merapi meletus.
“Alhamdulillah wa syukurilah, puji tuhan sekarang jalan sudah bagus, sudah baik enggak berlubang-lubang, jadi semua akses untuk ekonomi lancar semua. Dari Gunung Merapi kan tiap hari sekarang hampir erupsi jadinya sewaktu-waktu kalau Gunung Merapi itu meletus bisa gampang untuk evakuasi warga,” ungkap Ani.
Manfaat lain juga dirasakan Sumedi, warga yang juga memiliki usaha rumah makan di sekitar ruas jalan Muntilan-Keningar. Sumedi menyebut rekonstruksi jalan tersebut memberikan banyak manfaat, termasuk usahanya di bidang rumah makan.
“Manfaatnya banyak. Semoga evakuasinya lebih mudah dan lebih cepat untuk mengantisipasi letusan merapi yang dahsyat itu lebih cepat gitu lo dan menambah kelancaran ekonomi masyarakat khususnya sekitar (Kecamatan) Dukun,” ucap Sumedi.
Sumedi pun menyampaikan rasa terima kasihnya dan berharap masyarakat dapat merasa lebih aman jika terjadi bencana. “Terima kasih buat pemerintahan Bapak Jokowi yang sudah membangun prasarana masyarakat desa di lereng Merapi sehingga kami lebih merasa aman untuk mengevakuasi atas bencana, bila nanti ada bencana letusan Merapi,” tutur Sumedi.
Magelang of Central Java [B2B] - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by Mrs. Iriana Joko Widodo inaugurated the Presidential Instruction on Regional Roads for the Muntilan-Keningar Section, Sukomakmur, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province on Monday (22/01).
The inauguration was enthusiastically welcomed by local residents who experienced firsthand the benefits of the road which is the evacuation access for Mount Merapi.
One of them is Ani, who admitted that he was greatly helped by the road reconstruction. Ani said that the condition of the road which no longer has holes makes the evacuation process easier if Mount Merapi erupts.
"Alhamdulillah, thank God, thank God, now the roads are good, there are no potholes, so all access to the economy is smooth. "Mount Merapi almost erupts every day, so at any time if Mount Merapi erupts it will be easy to evacuate residents," said Ani.
Another benefit was also felt by Sumedi, a resident who also owns a restaurant business around the Muntilan-Keningar road. Sumedi said that the road reconstruction provided many benefits, including his business in the restaurant sector.
“The benefits are many. "Hopefully the evacuation will be easier and faster to anticipate the powerful Merapi eruption more quickly and increase the economic smoothness of the community, especially around Dukun (sub-district)," said Sumedi.
Sumedi also expressed his gratitude and hoped that the community would feel safer if a disaster occurred. "Thank you to Mr. Jokowi´s government for building village community infrastructure on the slopes of Merapi so that we feel safer to evacuate for disasters, if there is a Merapi eruption," said Sumedi.
