The Ministry of Home Affairs asks the regions to anticipate the impact of extreme weather.

Secretary General (Sekjen) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) Tomsi Tohir. (ANTARA/HO-Kemendagri)

JAKARTA - The Secretary-General (Sekjen) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) Tomsi Tohir asked the regional government (Pemda) to increase the intensity of monitoring to anticipate the impact of extreme weather in their respective regions.

"In recent days, the weather in various regions of Indonesia has experienced high rainfall. We ask you to continue to monitor weather forecasts, especially those related to extreme weather in some areas," said Tomsi as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, December 22.

Tomsi said that the region needed to learn from the experience of the flood disaster that occurred in the Sumatra region. He explained that high rainfall not only had an impact on river flows, but also caused mud to fall and infrastructure damage.

"We hope that with this condition, the heads of regions and their departments can anticipate," he said.

In this readiness effort, the local government can invite the Forum for Coordination of Regional Leaders (Forkopimda) to prepare all the necessary equipment.

On the other hand, Tomsi also reminded the local government that heavy rain also had an impact on the harvest.

Therefore, efforts to prevent and handle related to the availability of commodities need to be the concern of the region.

Tomsi asked the local government to understand the price of food commodities in their respective regions. The reason is, the increase in prices has a very significant impact on the community's economy.

"Well, this is what we are trying to do so that prices can be controlled as well as possible," said Tomsi.

He emphasized the importance of local government commitment in controlling prices, considering that in the near future there will be a number of major moments such as Christmas and New Year, Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.