Central Lombok Regency Government Distributes Basic Food Packages To Hundreds Of Families Affected By Floods

Central Lombok Regent, H Lalu Pathul Bahri when handing over aid to residents in Sukadana Village (ANTARA)

LOMBOK - The Government of Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, distributed basic food packages to flood victims in Pengembur Village and Sukadana Village.

"The food package assistance was given to 84 families (KK) in Pemembur Village and 70 families in Sukadana Village, Pujut District," said Central Lombok Regent Lalu Pathul Bahri after handing over the aid in Praya, Antara, Wednesday, December 15.

He said he had asked the regional disaster management agency (BPBD) to record the number of people affected and the impact of the flood. The local government itself will immediately make repairs to several roads that have been buried and damaged as long as they are under the authority of the region.

"If the damage to infrastructure is not under the authority of the regional government, it will immediately be coordinated with the government above it, such as the NTB Provincial Government and the central government," he said.

The local government has lowered heavy equipment to overcome the damage and carried out dredging of the canal which was buried by soil and rocks.

"The damaged roads will soon be repaired," he said.

The village head Sukadana Syukur said the impact of the flood was the erosion of a number of roads due to water, and the Awang-Kuta bypass road was even cut off. In addition to causing damage to road infrastructure, a number of residents' houses were also damaged.

Therefore, he hopes that the local government will immediately go down to review the conditions on the ground and take corrective action as soon as possible because it will disrupt road access to and from Sukadana.

"Alhamdulillah, the regent has come down and is responsive to the disaster experienced by his citizens," he said. In Sukadana Village, there are several hamlets affected by the flood, including Songgong, Petiwong, Bajak, Serupe, Montong and Pogem Hamlets.