Anticipating Mudik 2021, Rats In East Java Are Strictly Maintained

JAKARTA - The head of the Traffic Corps (Kakorlantas), Inspector General Istiono, confirmed that his ranks had guarded almost all routes in East Java, including mouse routes. This is to anticipate the flow of homecoming ahead of the Idul Fitri 1442 Hijriah in the second week of May 2021.

"We have checked earlier that the isolation points that have been built are all out (total, red), both the personnel, the infrastructure, the way to act in the field, and coordination with cross-sectoral work is very good. Anticipation of this operation has been discussed by them. , "said Inspector General Istiono referring to Operation Ketupat 2021 which took place from April 22 to May 14, reported by Antara, Thursday, April 29.

According to Istiono, as quoted from his written statement, guarding will also be carried out in rat tracks that are scattered throughout East Java.

The guard is a form of anticipation to check the completeness of the documents of motorists returning to their hometowns.

"The rat line has been anticipated by the police chiefs," said Istiono.

He reminded those who intend to go to their hometowns or want to go out of town must complete several requirements set by the COVID-19 task force.

"I convey that Operation Ketupat 2021 is a humanitarian operation. Actions in the field are humanist persuasive. For homecomers who go home must meet the requirements set by the addendum to the COVID-19 Task Force," he stressed.

The risk of spreading COVID-19 ahead of the Hari Raya holidays cannot only be borne by the police who are on guard. "Public awareness to jointly follow the government's advice not to go home is also needed to reduce the number of disease transmission," said Istiono.

In the last few days, the Police Traffic Police and its staff have examined the readiness of road sections in a number of areas such as Surabaya, East Java, Thursday.

Previously, Istiono also examined the readiness of insulation in Solo, Yogyakarta, Sragen, Jombang, to Ngawi.

For the readiness of the insulation in Surabaya, Istiono said that the East Java Regional Police and the sub-district police officers had insulated the road segments properly to prevent travelers from entering without complete documents.

"Based on the results of the checks, the support post for the implementation of Ketupat Operation in Surabaya is very ready, both those established by the East Java Regional Police and the ranks of the police. Likewise, the blocking points in an effort to anticipate the flow of homecoming have been well established," said Istiono.

There are at least more than 300 locations that become police isolation points during the homecoming and reverse flow of this year's Eid Al-Fitr.