National Police's Traffic Corps Checks The Readiness Of Homecoming Ban In Ngawi

Head of National Police's Traffic Corps Inspector General Istiono. ANTARA/HO-National Police's Traffic Corps

JAKARTA - The National Police's Traffic Corps (Korlantas) is checking the readiness of the homecoming ban blockage at the Ngawi route post. This location is a strategic point of access to the East Java region from the direction of Central Java, West Java, and DKI Jakarta.

"Today we see, monitoring from Jogja, Solo, Sragen, and the border between East Java and Central Java to Ngawi. We also check the preparations and held simulations of securing the homecoming ban for Eid," said Head of National Police's Traffic Corps, Inspector General Istiono in Ngawi, as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, April 28.

According to him, in Ngawi region, there are two partition posts that are a priority because they are directly adjacent to Central Java. Namely, the Blocking Post in the Mantingan artery line and the Blocking Post at the Ngawi Toll Gate.

National Police's Traffic Corps asked the personnel in charge of the isolation to carry out maximum coordination with all parties, always maintain health, and continue to implement health protocols.

"The homecoming ban is aimed at preventing the transmission of COVID-19. For this reason, handling COVID-19 is our common task. We must work together in overcoming it," he said.

Inspector General Istiono assessed that in general all facilities and infrastructure, as well as officers, are ready to manage the vehicle mobility situation related to the Lebaran 2021 homecoming ban.

"Starting from the cross-agency has been present and ready to work together to manage the situation of mobility in the field with the prohibition of this Eid homecoming," he continued.

From April 22 to May 5, the pattern imposed is only the tightening of vehicle mobilization. As for the rollback, it will take effect from 6-17 May 2021.