Scavengers At PIyungan TPST, DIY Can Smile, Get Basic Food Assistance From The Police

The Korlantas Polri provides 500 basic food packages to communities affected by PPKM who work as scavengers at the Piyungan TPST, Bantul (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) provided assistance with 500 food packages to communities affected by PPKM who work as scavengers at the Piyungan Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST), Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. Director of Law Enforcement (Dirgakum) The Korlantas Polri Brigadier General Pol Kushariyanto in his statement received in Jakarta, Tuesday, saying the food packages were given as a form of Polri's support for communities affected by PPKM level 4. "Today we provided 500 food packages for our brothers at the TPST Piyungan Yogyakarta. We will try to provide support for basic food assistance to the community, hopefully it can help ease the burden due to COVID-19," he said as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, July 27. In addition to providing food packages, he also educates the community at the Piyungan TPST regarding the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic which are quite severe. The education provided is about insight into the application of health protocols (prokes) and ways to prevent COVID-19. “Here, we also provide education, notification to them so that they know that the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic is quite dangerous. So, we provide educational insight, even though they continue to work here every day, we hope they can maintain the process, especially the most important thing is to wear masks," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Mardiko TPST scavenger community, Pariyungan Mariyono, expressed his gratitude for the assistance and attention given by the National Police Traffic Corps to scavengers because the income earned during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased dramatically. scavengers at the Piyungan TPST, including the people here because COVID-19 has reduced income so far, this assistance is very helpful for scavengers here," he said. He prayed for the big family of the National Police Korlantas to be given health and kept away from COVID-19 disease and The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia ends quickly. "With the accompaniment of prayer, hopefully all of them are given health, long life, cheap sustenance, kept away and avoided from COVID-19," he said. Then, one of the recipients of basic food assistance at TPST Pariyungan Syaifuddin said the assistance provided was very useful for his family and himself in the midst of the pan for the sake of COVID-19. "Thank you for the help, this assistance is certainly very useful for us scavengers," he said.