Metro Police Chief Claims Sealing Can Reduce 50 Percent Of Vehicle Movement

Police Chief of Metro Jaya Irjen Fadil Imran with Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (IST)

JAKARTA - Metro Jaya Police Chief Irjen Fadil Imran claimed the sealing spread across hundreds of homecoming lanes was able to reduce 50 percent of vehicle movement during this year's homecoming ban.

"Actually the effectiveness of this sealing is also good because it can reduce 50 percent of the flow out of DKI Jakarta province", Fadil said at DKI Hall City, Central Jakarta, Friday, May 14.

Even so, Fadil admitted that there are still about one million vehicles in and out of Jabodetabek before the homecoming ban. This is based on data received from the Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya.

The details, there are about 700 thousand vehicles in and out of Cikupa and Cikarang Barat toll gate. Then, there are 300 thousand train and plane passengers.

"There are about one million people based on crossings through toll gates as well as airports and train stations that come out", Fadil said.

Not to mention, there are about 200 thousand people who travel by two-wheeled vehicle through Mount Waringin to Java. "About 100 to 200 thousand people are still desperate to go home," he said.

Therefore, the Regional leadership coordination forum consisting of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan, Commander of the Regional Military Command Jaya Maj. Gen. Dudung Abdurachman, Police Chief of Metro Jaya Irjen Fadil Imran, and the High Prosecutor of DKI decided to impose two layers of screening (coating) for travelers who will return to Jakarta.

The first screening is done at the entrance to Jakarta. Officers will conduct random screening for incoming private vehicles.

Then, the second-tier screening is on a community scale. Later, the COVID-19 Task Force at the citizens association level coordinated with the Head of the village and sub-district, Bhayangkara Fostering Public Security and Order, and Village Guidance Officer to collect data on citizens entering the Jakarta area after Eid al-Fitr 1442 H.

"We are taking community-based prevention measures to streamline 3T. Hopefully, the condition of COVID-19 is controlled in Jakarta with early anticipation, we can continue to keep it together", explained Fadil.