Bali Governor Wayan Koster met with Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to ask for medical equipment assistance after many were affected by the large flood on Wednesday (10/9).
Koster said the meeting with Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin continued the meeting after previously facing the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture and Coordinating Minister for Human Rights Imipas to ask for post-flood assistance.
"I met with the Minister of Health, on this occasion we asked for medical equipment assistance for Wangaya Hospital, Denpasar, which was damaged by the flood," he said in a written statement, Wednesday, September 17.
This application is a suggestion from the Denpasar City Government as the area most affected by large floods, where the regional hospital was submerged along with the medicines accompanied by a power outage at that time.
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi responded positively and ensured that he would help the Bali Provincial Government improve conditions.
The Governor of Bali expressed his gratitude to the central government and the Minister of Health, especially Minister Budi Gunadi said he would come down to see the conditions in Bali.
"The minister will also leave for Bali in the near future, he wants to take a close look at Bali's post-flood condition, he said that next week he will visit Bali," said Koster.
On his occasion in Jakarta, the Governor of Bali took the time to meet other national officials such as the Chairman of Commission V DPR RI Lasarus at around 12.00 WIB Tuesday (16/9) yesterday.
In this meeting, Governor Koster said that he had submitted proposals for priority infrastructure development in 2026 and normalization of the Tukad Badung river, Tukad Unda, and others after large floods.
"The chairman of Commission V of the DPR RI is very supportive that it will be discussed at Commission V in a working meeting with the Minister of Public Works and requested that the Minister of Public Works immediately visit Bali," said Koster.
Apart from being related to large floods, Koster also visited the Minister of Law Supratman Andi Atgas to submit a suggestion from the Badung Regency Government that the Kerobokan Correctional Institution (Lapas) be transferred to Bangli Regency.
Minister Andi Agtas gave a positive response and supported the proposal.
"Meeting with the Minister of Law, we submitted a proposal to transfer the Kerobokan LP to Bangli offered by the Regent of Badung, the Minister is very supportive," said Koster.
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