JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) ensures that disaster mitigation efforts continue to be carried out following the potential for extreme weather that is still likely to occur in Jakarta and its surroundings. This step is taken to reduce the risk of flooding and other hydrometeorological disasters.
Head of the DKI Jakarta BPBD, Isnawa Adji, said that one of the efforts taken was to continue the weather modification operation (OMC) until January 22. This policy was taken based on the development of atmospheric conditions and the potential for heavy rain.
"Weather modification will continue until January 22," Isnawa told reporters, Tuesday, January 20.
Isnawa emphasized that the implementation of OMC was carried out in a coordinated manner and adjusted to the results of monitoring and weather predictions from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). BPBD, he said, did not carry out this step unilaterally.
"While we continue to monitor weather forecasts from BMKG," said Isnawa.
In its implementation, the DKI Jakarta BPBD is included in a unified team with the BMKG, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and the Indonesian Air Force. The team is based at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base and routinely discusses the readiness and evaluation of the implementation of OMC.
"Because BPBD, BMKG, BRIN, AU have become 1 team at Halim Air Base discussing the readiness of OMC," said Isnawa.
In addition to OMC, BPBD also emphasizes the importance of comprehensive disaster mitigation. These efforts include educating the public to be more alert to the potential for extreme weather that can trigger floods and other hydrometeorological disasters.
"BPBD is more about disaster mitigation, educating residents to be careful in dealing with extreme weather, carrying out prevention with OMC and assistance for residents affected by disasters," he said.
The BPBD DKI Jakarta also reminds the public to use the available emergency services. The 112 call center service can be contacted 24 hours a day at no cost, both to report emergency incidents and to request assistance.
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