Seskab Teddy: Don't Turn It Around as if the Government is Not Working to Handle the Disaster

JAKARTA - Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya reminded the importance of public support for personnel in the field amid post-disaster recovery efforts.

This was conveyed by Teddy in a press conference on the Development of Disaster Management in Sumatra at the Halim Air Force Base Main Post, Jakarta, Friday, December 19.

Teddy invited all elements of society to work together to help affected residents, as well as provide input to the government so that disaster responses can be carried out optimally.

The Secretary of State, Teddy, also assured that the government and all officers deployed to the field are very open to input from the community.

The government also emphasized that every post-disaster need would be immediately followed up and deployed as quickly as possible.