Acting Governor Of East Java Visits Flood Victims In Pasuruan, Wants To Fix Flood Routine Areas

Acting Governor of East Java Adhy Karyono (two left) while in Kedawung Kulon Village, Grati District, Pasuruan Regency. (ANTARA/HO-Biro Adpim East Java)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of East Java Adhy Karyono visited the flood site in Kedawung Kulon Village, Grati District, Pasuruan Regency. He came to distribute aid and monitor locations prone to flooding.

"I am now in a basin area in Kedawung Kulon Village. This is a routine flood because of the river flow structure and contours," said Adhy accompanied by Acting (Pj) Pasuruan Regent Nurkholis, in Pasuruan, quoting ANTARA on Sunday, December 8.

He appealed to the public to keep themselves safe even though floods often occur. However, if you are inundated for too long, your health will be disrupted.

He also ensured that all people affected by the flood met their needs for food (logistics), water, and health.

This includes a disaster-resilient village so that people already have their own volunteer units. So, before the officers arrived, the community had already carried out disaster management. There are already a team of volunteers, evacuation routes, and refugee camps," said Adhy.

According to him, preparedness in this village is quite good where there are refugee camps and public kitchens, as well as anticipation that is indeed mitigated before the disaster.

"We are also working with Pasuruan Regency and there must be efforts to improve the structure, large water discharge, low conditions, so there will be continuous flooding," he said.

He continued that the Pasuruan flood was a structural problem in which the problem of rivers with high discharge was then the area of basins.

"We are thinking about how the river drains have been dredged, it turns out that the discharge is still higher. So that all areas upstream of rain and floods, the impact is here too," he said.

He said that dredging had been carried out, but still when heavy rains flushed it would exceed the water discharge, causing flooding.

To anticipate further flooding, continued Adhy, wider governance is needed. Meanwhile, regarding the policy from the East Java Provincial Government regarding this flood, Adhy prioritizes preparedness in overcoming flood disasters.

"We have prepared the supply of goods for BPBD. We have also mobilized equipment, food, and volunteer teams to monitor and evacuate," he said.

The fast action of the provincial government together with local governments and BPBD shows the commitment to disaster response of the East Java Provincial Government.

The reduction of disaster risk must involve all parties. The government is certainly supported by BPBD, the Pasuruan Regency Government, the Social Service, Tagana, and the community of community volunteers. This synergy is hand in hand," he said.

On this occasion, Adhy also distributed 300 food packages for the people of Kalidawung Kulon Village. Not only that, when conducting direct sweeps in flood areas, Adhy also distributed logistics to residents.