DPR Participates In Supervising Aid Delivery To Sumatra, Asks For Isolated Areas To Be Handled Immediately

JAKARTA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, ensured that her party would help and oversee the handling of disasters in the northern region of Sumatra.

Puan asked the central government and local governments to deal with disasters more effectively, especially the delivery of aid to isolated areas.

"Our government asks us to be better and more responsive But we believe that everything has worked as much as possible to do things that need to be done," said Puan to reporters, Friday, December 5.

"Also friends in the DPR have also tried to help, do all the things we can help, do what we can," he continued.

Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal asked the government to immediately handle regional reports of victims of the Sumatran disaster who have not been touched by logistical assistance. He revealed that the DPR continues to communicate with BNPB and supervise.

"This emergency handling is like now there is an issue, for example, this is not a problem, it is still isolated. We also continue to carry out intensive supervision and communication with BNPB," said Cucun.

"What if there are reports to us such as villages that have not been touched, have not been touched, we ask for immediate treatment," he added.

Cucun emphasized that the handling of isolated areas must reach all regions in all provinces. "Not only North Sumatra. Like Gayo Luwes, it cannot be penetrated by either Banda Aceh or from Kuala Namu," he said.

In addition, Cucun also responded to the scarcity of fuel that occurred due to the disaster. He said the problem was being communicated to stakeholders to be handled immediately.

"BBM should not let the regions remain empty, report from below. Then we will communicate with the stakeholders who handle it," said Cucun.