BMKG Head Asks Malang Regency Government To Update Disaster Mitigation Tools Alat

Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati (ANTARA)

MALANG - Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati asked the Malang Regency Government, East Java, to immediately update disaster mitigation equipment. earthquake disasters, including those that have the potential to cause a tsunami. "We have conveyed that what must be updated is the siren. The existing siren is 10 years old and was built by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)," he said, in Tambakrejo Village, Sumbermanjing Wetan District, Malang Regency was quoted by Antara, Tuesday, June 8. The head of the BMKG attended the Earthquake Field School for Malang Regency residents, in an effort to increase public education and awareness in the event of an earthquake, including a tsunami. many sirens are broken. Meanwhile, due to the siren's long life, spare parts are difficult to obtain and require quite expensive costs. Currently, continued Dwikorita, his party has also developed appropriate technology related to the siren of the disaster hazard. The sirens are developed domestically, so the maintenance costs will be much lighter. "We have developed appropriate technology, made in the country," he said. According to Dwikorita, disaster mitigation equipment, such as the siren, needs to be prepared by the Malang Regency Government, considering that The area has the potential for earthquakes and tsunamis to occur.

Malang Regency, he said, is one area that has the potential for earthquakes, including tsunamis. In 2021, the earthquake caused considerable damage, although it did not cause a tsunami. On April 10, 2021, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook the Malang Regency area. The earthquake occurred at approximately 14.00 WIB, and caused considerable damage in the Malang Regency area. Based on the records of the Malang Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the impact of the earthquake was spread across 32 sub-districts, out of a total of 33 sub-districts in the area. Malang Regency.