Commission VII Urges The Geological Agency Of Energy And Mineral Resources To Arrange Disaster Mitigation And Access To Clean Water

JAKARTA - Commission VII urges the Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to draw up work programs that are in direct contact with the needs of the general public. The benefits of the 2022 budget must be felt for the community, such as providing access to clean water in a number of areas that have water shortages.

Chairman of Commission VII DPR Sugeng Suparwoto said that one of the programs needed by the community was disaster mitigation, so he asked the Geological Agency to pay attention to this issue. Not only that, Sugeng also raised the issue of access to clean water that has not been felt by all Indonesian people.

"Commission VII DPR RI urges the Head of the Geological Agency to prioritize programs that are directly related to the community and disaster mitigation activities from all aspects throughout Indonesia in the realization of the FY 2022 budget and RAPBN FY 2023," he said when closing a meeting between Commission VII DPR RI and the Geological Agency. , Balitbang ESDM, and Secretary General of ESDM, Tuesday 7 June.

In addition, Sugeng also said, the Geological Agency needs to find solutions or substitutes for other useful programs such as identifying clean water and collaborating on its use with appropriate technology.

As is known, many areas in eastern Indonesia have difficulty accessing clean water, because part of the plains is coral. It requires very deep water drilling under the ground. For this reason, the budget at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources can be optimized to help people get clean water as a source of life.