BPBD: West Java Rank One Of Hydrometeorological Disasters

The West Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) revealed that West Java Province was recorded as the first order of hydrometeorological disasters in Indonesia.

Based on data from BPBD West Java, from January 2025, to March 2025 there were 324 disasters consisting of floods (73 incidents), landslides (98 incidents, and extreme weather (153 incidents). Of these, as many as 252 disasters have been handled and the rest are in process.

"Until now, in Indonesia, based on BNPB data, West Java ranks first from January 1 to March 10, 2025, the highest in Indonesia, especially in hydrometeorological disasters," said Acting Head of West Java BPBD, Anne Hermadiane Adnan, in Bandung, Wednesday, March 12, as reported by ANTARA.

Anne revealed, there are several types of disasters that have occurred the most in the West Java region. For example floods, landslides, strong winds, and several others that include hydrometeorological disasters.

Due to this many incidents, said Anne, at least nine regions have established disaster emergency response status because the disasters that occurred in the area were severe and large.

Some of the nine areas include Indramayu Regency, Tasikmalaya, Bekasi City, Bekasi Regency, Bogor Regency, Sukabumi Regency, Bandung Regency, Sukabumi.

"Currently, from January 1 (January 2025) to yesterday, nine regions have responded to the emergency," he said. Anne said that the community and the government in nine regions that had established the disaster emergency response status had to carry out disaster mitigation so that the effects that occurred would not get bigger.

For various disasters that automatically have a budget to be spent, Anne said the current budget for handling and mitigation is still unknown.

"Well, this forecast is a bit difficult because we don't know how much, say the nominal forecast issued by logistics, we are also supported by BNPB. Then by the Ministry of Social Affairs and several other agencies," he said.

Meanwhile, to anticipate disasters, Anne continued, namely by improving infrastructure or spatial planning in water catchment areas.

As recently done by the Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, by dismantling tourist attractions in the peak area, Bogor.

"If the current infrastructure has been intensified by the Governor, yes, because that is the most difficult. The most difficult thing is structural and social mitigation. Well, this social is the behavior of people who change land for S activities.