Ganjar Asks Officers To Be Alert, Predictions For Homecomers For The First Wave Of Eid Arrive In Central Java Friday Night

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo predicts the first wave of travelers will arrive on Friday, April 14 evening. He also asked joint officers from various agencies and cross-sectoral agencies to be fully alert to face the Eid homecoming flow in 2023. "I ask all the full alert officers starting tonight so that the homecoming flow runs safely and smoothly," said Ganjar after opening the 2023 Eid Integrated Command Post at the Central Java Provincial Transportation Service Office, Semarang, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 17. He said that the first wave of travelers who decided to leave early was expected to enter Central Java on this day. "The indication is that tonight the travelers have started to arrive, although it is likely not as high as April 19, but yesterday we from Jakarta have read out the voices of the people who really want to go home on Friday night," he said. According to Ganjar, all preparations to welcome travelers have been made by the Central Java Provincial Government including, among them by opening an integrated post at the Central Java Transportation Agency office. This integrated post involves officers from the Health Service, TNI, Polri, BMKG, SAR, and PMI. "We also ask for the information to be prepared so that it can be distributed, with digital or conventional platforms, this is from Orari Rapi friends who will help, so we try to encourage this," he said. The number one person in Central Java wants to go home for Eid al-Fitr in 2023, can be carried out safely and comfortably, even pleasantly and memorablely. Therefore, the services provided to travelers must be maximally and all information can be shared with the community, even if necessary there is a dialogue with travelers. To directly monitor conditions in the field, continued Ganjar, Central Java Provincial Government installs surveillance cameras (CCTV) in locations that are prone to congestion and prone to accidents.

The former member of the DPR revealed the point of special concern in Central Java, including the exit of the Kalikangkung toll road, and the repair of roads that are assumed to be all infrastructure is good and ready, because this is already D-8 Lebaran. "So, I asked the ones in Pati, Batangan, the bridges have all been completed and can be passed. Yesterday I was just waiting for the concrete ready and as of today it has been opened. Later I want to check, these are existing examples," he said.