DKI BPBD Reveals Landslide Prone Points And Moving Lands At A Number Of Points In Jakarta

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JAKARTA - The Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta, Isnawa Adji, emphasized that his party predicts that there is a potential for landslides in East Jakarta and South Jakarta. As an effort to anticipate, BPBD has prepared an emergency Jakarta service on standby 112 for 24 hours free of credit.

Residents who are aware of the potential to be able to report if they find a cracked road, the riverbanks that have begun to erode or there are houses whose potential has almost collapsed because they are on the banks of the river.

"The rapid reaction is found in 267 urban villages throughout Jakarta for patrols with RW, RT and Lurah to monitor areas that we think are prone to landslides. Especially near the rainy season is expected next month," he told reporters, Wednesday, October 4.

The BPBD rapid reaction team has been alerted assisted by the Gulkarmat Service, Satpol PP, PPSU and others. They will check which locations are potentially prone to landslides.

"To the building owner, we urge to prepare evacuation routes in the event of an earthquake, there will be fires and others. For that we apply it in parks, in schools. For specific areas such as riverbanks, we have not entered there and we are more focused on schools, buildings, parks, public areas and others," he said.

Isnawa also asked RT and RW administrators to participate in reporting their area to BPBD if there are areas prone to landslides, or areas that may have an impact on ground movement.

"For residents, if there is a potential for landslides in their area, it will be temporarily avoided. Because the potential this could have occurred in the morning, afternoon, night or during the night break. This very long heavy rain will be able to occur," he said.

Previously, the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) asked the public to be aware of the potential for landslides in 11 sub-districts in South Jakarta and East Jakarta this month.

The following are 11 sub-districts that have the potential for ground movement in Jakarta in October 2023: Cilandak District, South Jakarta. Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta. Kebayoran Baru District, South Jakarta. Kebayoran Lama District, South Jakarta. Mampang Prapatan District, South Jakarta.

Pancoran District, South Jakarta. Pasar Minggu District, South Jakarta. Pesanggrahan District, South Jakarta. Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta. Pasar Rebo District, East Jakarta and Cipayung District, East Jakarta.