DKI Provincial Government Again Holds Free Homecoming Prepares Quota For 18 Thousand Residents

Illustration Of Lebaran Homecoming At Merak Port, Banten (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has again held a free homecoming program for residents of the capital city who will celebrate Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijri. Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, said that the estimated quota for travelers to be accommodated was around 18 thousand people. "It is estimated that as many as 18,760 residents will take part in the free homecoming held by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. The overall prediction will be coordinated with the Ministry of Transportation and BPTJ after a coordination meeting is held," Syafrin told reporters, Tuesday, March 5. Currently, the mechanism for the free homecoming program is still being finalized. The plan is that the DKI Provincial Government will send passengers to 19 regencies/cities for homecoming spread across 6 provinces of Java and Sumatra. Syafrin said the number of buses to be dispatched when the homecoming flow was 259 units and 210 buses in return. Then, 13 trucks were also prepared during the homecoming flow and 10 units during the backflow to carry the motorbikes of the travelers for the DKI Provincial Government's free homecoming program. It is planned that the free homecoming for DKI will be carried out on April 3 for motorcycle transport trucks and April 4 for passenger transport bus departures. "Currently, the provider selection process is being carried out," said Syafrin. In addition, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency has also started pre-rampcheck activities or road safety and transportation inspections at Type A Terminals to be carried out from February 21, 2024 to March 31, 2024. This activity was continued during Eid transportation.

"The DKI Jakarta Transportation Service hopes that the implementation of the 2024 free homecoming can be utilized by the community which leads to reduced use of private vehicles, especially motorbikes, to go home to their hometowns. Thus, the protection of traffic accidents due to private vehicles can be reduced and the community reaches their destination safely," he added.