Flood Preparedness In Central Kalimantan's Palangka Raya, Police Routinely Check The Preparedness Of Personnel Including Preparedness Of Machine Boats, Karet And Cano

Head of Samapta Polresta Palangka Raya AKP Gatood Sisworo (left two) led the personnel checking and sarpras to anticipate the flood disaster/ANTARA

PALANGKA RAYA - The Palangka Raya City Resort Police, Central Kalimantan, checked the readiness of personnel and infrastructure for flood alerts that have now started to hit several urban villages in the local area. Head of the Samapta Unit of Palangka Raya Police, AKP Gatood Sisworo said, checking the readiness of personnel and sarpras was aimed at causing floods to overflow and inundate residential areas, so his party would move according to the leadership's instructions. "In addition to checking the readiness of our personnel in dealing with flood disasters, we also provide engine boats, rubber boats, canoes, modified inner tire boats and jerry cans as well as other equipment," he said at the location, Antara, Wednesday, September 14. He explained that currently the overflow of the Kahayan River has also continued to increase in recent days, so that it enters community settlements. Seeing this condition, members of the Samapta Unit of the Palangka Raya Police are also always on standby. When it is needed by residents to assist both in evacuating residents who are trapped in floods and so on. "Essentially, we are always ready to face the threat of a flood, with the aim of helping people in any form," he said. He added, with the existing infrastructure, if the Kahayan River overflows, then the equipment will also be used to carry out patrols in residential areas. Patrol during floods of course also aims to anticipate the occurrence, the theft or looting of goods belonging to residents who are left empty. "We pray together, hopefully the overflow of the Kahayan River which continued to rise will not be as severe as it was a few months ago. Because last year's flood was very severe and thousands of residential areas were flooded," said Gatood. Based on field observations, members of the Palangka Raya Police, both Samapta Units and Bhabinkamtibmas in a number of urban villages, always monitor daily the increase in river water discharges, which could threaten to inundate residential areas.