Demonstration Of Blocking, Bangkalan Residents Now Must Bring SIKM When Crossing Suramadu

Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron (PHOTO VIA ANTARA)

BANGKALAN - Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron said Bangkalan residents who want to cross the Suramadu Bridge and Kamal Port must have an entry and exit permit (SIKM) from the local sub-district head.

"The policy to enforce this SIKM follows up on the results of the coordination meeting between the East Java Provincial Government and the Bangkalan Regency Forkopimda which was held on Saturday (19/6) at the Bangkalan BPWS Rest Area and the policy starts today, 21 June 2021," he said in Bangkalan, quoted by Antara, Monday, June 21.

The Regent explained that many Madurese are active and on duty in the city of Surabaya, so they have to go back and forth from Bangkalan to Surabaya.

The local government is trying to make restrictions to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the mobility of residents from Bangkalan to Surabaya and vice versa by imposing SIKM requirements for residents who will cross the Suramadu Bridge and Kamal Port, the route that connects Madura Island with Java Island.

The Regent said that SIKM was prioritized for residents who commuted from Bangkalan to Surabaya every day, such as traders, laborers, informal workers, private employees, and government employees.

SIKM is issued by the sub-district office according to the area where the applicant lives and is valid for seven days from the date of issue.

Residents who wish to apply for SIKM must attach the negative results of the antigen examination test and a certificate from the agency where they work and/or other certificates that are in accordance with their activities from the relevant parties.

"Rapid antigen test services are carried out by Syamrabu Hospital and Puskesmas throughout Bangkalan Regency every working day from 09.00 to 12.00 WIB without charge or free of charge. For passers who do not take care of SIKM, they will continue to follow the isolation process through rapid antigen tests," said Regent Abdul Latif Amin. Imron.