The Joint Team For Disciplining Singers And Beggars In Surabaya
SURABAYA - A joint team of Satpol PP and Linmas brought down buskers and beggars who used to hang out at traffic lights (TL) and residential/village settlements in Surabaya City, East Java.
Head of Surabaya City Satpol PP Eddy Christijanto said the control of buskers and beggars was carried out to create a sense of security and comfort for the people in Surabaya.
"We carry out these operations every day, especially at traffic lights and villages that are usually used as hangouts for buskers and beggars. Every day there are 10 teams, they are mobile to supervise and take action against beggars or buskers at several points in TL," he said, quoted by Antara, Friday. , December 17th.
Eddy said that in the city of Surabaya there are 10 areas that are the concern of the Surabaya City Satpol PP. Among them, there are SL Wonokromo, Jagir, Nginden, Panjang Jiwo areas to the direction of SL Rungkut Wonorejo (Stikom).
"In Surabaya, there are 240 TL. But what we know is that the places that are usually used as hangouts for buskers and beggars are 46 points of TL," said Eddy.
From the results of his team's investigation, Eddy stated, it turned out that the buskers and beggars who had been troubling the community all this time were coordinated and gathered at one common ground. The meeting point was in the Jalan Merr area, Gunung Anyar, then spread to various areas in Surabaya.
"There (Merr, Gunung Anyar) we also alert a team, every 05.00 WIB. The goal is to anticipate the drop-offs of buskers and beggars," said Eddy.
It is possible, Eddy said, that there are other areas in Surabaya that are used as gathering points for buskers and beggars. Anticipating this, the Satpol PP and Linmas were also alerted in the Karang Pilang area, the Waru Roundabout, and other strategic areas.
"Alhamdulillah, with the patrol, the number of buskers and beggars who have been dropped has decreased. However, we do not rule out finding them in other locations. We will also guard them from Karang Pilang and Sidoarjo, in Waru we will also guard them, although in Waru it is possible small, because the area is quite crowded, but still guarded," he said.
In order to maximize supervision, Eddy said, supervision was not only in TL, but also focused on residential areas such as housing areas and villages. To make the work of the Fasum Team easier, he also mobilized the Satpol PP and Linmas under operational control (BKO) in 31 sub-districts throughout Surabaya.
"There are two shifts, namely at 07.00 to 12.00 WIB. The second is from 12.00 WIB to 07.00 WIB. For Christmas and New Year (Nataru) 2022, we have effective personnel, 250 BKO sub-districts we have mobilized to assist those patrolling the TL if they need assistance. They are mobile," he said.