During The Idul Fitri Holidays, More Than 435 Thousand Tourists Visited

Tourists visit the Tanah Lot tourist attraction during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Tabanan, Bali, Tuesday (3/5/2022). (Antara/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo)

JAKARTA - The Chief of the Indonesian National Police, Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, stated that since the 2022 Eid holiday until now, more than 435,000 people have entered Bali, either by air or by land.

"This has had a positive impact on the Balinese economy, which has begun to grow positively," said the National Police Chief during a visit to Bali, who had stopped at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana tourist attraction in Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali, Thursday.

In addition to monitoring the implementation of health protocols (prokes) at tourist attractions in Bali, his party has also prepared a strategy to deal with the backflow of Lebaran 2022.

"The peak of the return flow for Eid 2022 will occur on May 8, to anticipate traffic jams for four-wheeled and two-wheeled vehicles that will travel either out of the Island of the Gods, Bali or into Bali, we have prepared a strategy to avoid congestion and congestion," he was quoted as saying. Between.

For locations that are used as homecoming routes, namely at the ferry port, the police have coordinated with the Ministry of Transportation so that there is no accumulation of passengers at the port by maximizing the ships that serve the crossing.

For land routes, traffic flow engineering which was previously applied during the homecoming flow, may be re-applied during the reverse flow, especially on toll roads. The application of traffic engineering is carried out by taking into account the parameters that have been done.

According to President Jokowi's directives, his party appealed to residents who were not allowed to return at the peak of the return flow, in order to prevent congestion.

Regarding visits to the GWK tourist attraction, the National Police Chief hopes that in the midst of high tourist visits to Bali it must be accompanied by vigilance while maintaining prokes.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Karangasem Gede Dana took advantage of the collective leave from early May to May 8, 2022 by visiting a number of villages throughout the sub-district through the "Regent Says" to absorb the aspirations of the community.

Most of the aspirations regarding the construction of road infrastructure connecting between villages, between sub-districts. In addition, BPJS Kesehatan health services, waste management, Telaga Waja water, construction of telecommunication towers as internet access for communication.