After Insisting On Going Home, It Will Be Difficult For Residents To Return To Jakarta

A number of travelers from Jakarta who were told to make a U-turn (Photo: Jasa Marga Documentation)

JAKARTA - After welcoming Eid Al-Fitr, people from other regions usually flock to DKI Jakarta to try their luck. In this regard, the police then reminded those who do not have special abilities not to come to Jakarta, especially during a pandemic like now.

In addition, the police have also prepared a strategy to welcome backflow. One of them is by doing insulation at a number of points so that travelers cannot return carelessly.

"We are doing backflow blocking. This means that people who do not have special skills or expertise are expected not to go to Jakarta. Because we are in a pandemic condition and the Jakarta PSBB has also been extended until June 4," said Head of Public Relations of the National Police Brigadier General Prabowo Argo Yuwono in a press conference. which aired on the BNPB YouTube account, Saturday, May 23.

Blocking the backflow will be carried out on each road segment leading to DKI Jakarta. Argo gave an example, the East Java Regional Police, for example, carried out a blockage between toll roads in the Sragen area, namely at KM 679 thousand.

"Also in the arteries. There are seven in Tuban, Situbondo, Cemoro Sewu, to Ngawi, and Sragen. Then there are also city divides. There are eight in Pantura, nine in the middle lane, and six in the south," he explained.

Furthermore, blockages were also carried out in Central Java, namely at the Sragen toll road exit KM 528 and Banyumanik KM 421 toll gate. For the arterial route, there are blockages in four areas, namely Rembang, Blora, Wonogiri, and Sragen. Meanwhile, the backflow between cities consists of 10 points.

Then for the West Java Regional Police, said Argo, the blocking was carried out in the five city toll roads namely Tegal Karang, Plumbon, East Ciperna, Kanci, and Cileduk which are indicators of the Main Palimanan Toll Gate. As for the Cikarang Utama indicator toll lane, there are five locations and GT Kalimata three locations for wiping out.

"In Japek there are three of them at KM 47. Meanwhile, the arteries are in Sukabumi, Cirebon, Kuningan, Banjar, Ciamis. For the Banten Regional Police there are nine locations for backflow blocking," he said.

There are tens of thousands of vehicles making a U-turn

Argo also explained, although the government has prohibited people from returning to their hometowns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in fact, there are still many residents who are desperate to go home.

He then revealed that during Operation Ketupat 2020 there were 68,946 travelers who were forced to make a U-turn. Actions were taken to drive people who were desperate to go home.

"There are activities that we distort that will go home and the total is 6,947. If combined with 29 days of ketupat (there are) 68,946 vehicles turning around," explained Argo.

He also emphasized that during Eid Al-Fitr, his side, assisted by the TNI, will continue to guard, including anticipating backflow. He also reminded the public to always follow directions from the government in the midst of this pandemic.

"The public must understand, the community must realize that the government's goals are definitely good and all of this is for our common interest," he concluded.