JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi is still drafting rules and technical instructions (juknis) related to transportation control during the Eid 2021 homecoming ban. Given the spike in COVID-19 cases is still a serious concern of the government.
"We are currently drafting transportation control regulations that involve various parties," said Budi Karya in his statement, Monday, March 29.
The government prohibits homecoming activities during the Lebaran holiday for the travel period of 6 to 17 May 2021. In drafting regulations related to the prohibition of going home, the Ministry will refer to the results of a survey on public perceptions conducted by the Research and Development Agency and the Bandung Institute of Technology.
The survey, which was followed by 61,998 respondents, stated that 89 percent of the people would not go home on the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. Meanwhile, another 11 percent said they would continue to go home for Eid or on vacation.
The national estimate for the potential number of travelers is 27.6 million. The most homecoming destinations are Central Java with 37 percent, West Java 23 percent, and East Java 14 percent. Apart from referring to the survey, the Ministry of Transportation asked for input from various parties, including transportation observers, sociologists, and other stakeholders.
"The Ministry of Transportation is always committed to helping prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic throughout Indonesia by issuing regulations and circulars as instructions for implementing transportation control and passenger travel requirements," said Budi Karya.
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