Bantul Regency DIY Deploys Linmas And FPRB Ahead Of Christmas-New Year, Monitors Tourist Destinations Keep Residents Safe

Apel Linmas and FPRB for sub-districts in Kretek District, Bantul Regency, DIY (ANTARA)

BANTUL - The Bantul Regency Government, Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), held a grand rally and training for members of the Community Protection (Linmas) and Disaster Risk Reduction Forum (FPRB) in villages throughout the Kretek District.

With this exercise, officers are expected to be ready for the long holidays of Christmas 2021 and New Year's 2022.

"The rally, which was attended by 195 Linmas members and 150 FPRB members, aims to increase capacity for handling COVID-19, and readiness for Christmas and New Year," said Bantul Regent Abdul Halim Muslih on the sidelines of leading a grand rally and training for members of Linmas and FPRB in Kretek. , Bantul, Antara, Monday, December 13.

Abdul said that Bantul is one of the districts with the largest and largest number of humanitarian volunteers and potential for disaster in Indonesia.

Therefore, Abdul asked the volunteers who have been given the task and mandate to always maintain the security, safety, and comfort of life for the people of Bantul, as well as people who visit tourist destinations in Bantul Regency.

Moreover, he said, every year the southern coastal area of Bantul is visited by quite a large number of tourists, both tourists from Bantul and from outside Bantul, even from foreign countries.

"As usual, Bantul Regency is a tourist destination from various regions, especially in the south coast area. As good and responsible hosts, we must pay attention to their safety, security and comfort," he said.

Therefore, continued the Regent, the people of Bantul who are friendly and serving people must continue to be maintained so that Bantul is increasingly trusted by the wider community.

The Regent said that Bantul Regency also had a vision of realizing safe and comfortable tourism.

"For this reason, I hope that members of the Linmas and FPRB will always carry out monitoring and supervision and take firm action for the safety of visitors, especially in coastal areas," he said.