Government Ensures Sufficient Food Stock During Eid Al-Adha

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PALANGKA RAYA - Head of the Office of Trade, Cooperatives, Small Medium Enterprises, and Industry (DPKUKMP) of Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, Rawang ensured that the community's staple food stock was in a condition sufficient for Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri.

"We continue to monitor and make sure we have enough food so that people spend sparingly and wisely. There is no need to panic there is a shortage", Rawang said in Palangka Raya, quoted by Antara, Saturday, July 3.

The Palangka Raya City Government in meeting the basic needs of the community during Eid al-Adha has prepared various efforts to anticipate scarcity and uncontrollable price spikes.

His party also continues to prepare various strategies to ensure the stability of prices for basic needs before and after the 2021 Sacrifice Festival.

"We also continue to coordinate with Bulog and distributors to anticipate food shortages. We also found no indication of hoarding", he explained.

Rawang explained that based on coordination with Bulog, the available food ingredients, such as rice, sugar, cooking oil, wheat flour, and frozen meat, were sufficient to meet the community's needs for the next few months.

"As for distributors, the supply is sufficient for a month, which means that until now there are no logistical transportation problems", Rawang explained.

He explained that currently 100 percent of the rice needs and 80 percent of other basic needs for the "City of Beauty" area are supplied from outside the region.

"However, for the needs of vegetables produced by local farmers, we can still meet market demand", he said.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Palangka Raya Regional Representative Council (DPRD) Sigit K Yunianto asked the city government to prepare various anticipatory steps to ensure the availability of basic commodities in the local area is safe.

"Moreover, with tightened guarding of people from outside the city of Palangka Raya. Don't let this condition be due to the government's unpreparedness, this condition will also have an impact on the delivery of food logistics to our region", he said.

What's more, he continued, Eid al-Adha will soon be entering the community's needs which are also increasing compared to ordinary days.

"There are several conditions that must be considered, such as the existence of a pandemic, tightening in and out of the Central Kalimantan region, and the moment of Eid al-Adha. So prepare various anticipatory efforts", he said.