Nearly 1 Million Vehicles Predicted To Enter Central Java When Homecoming 2022 Begins

Illustration of a city corner in Semarang (Photo by Muhamad Guntur on Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Research from the Ministry of Transportation shows that as many as 900,000 vehicles are expected to enter the Central Java area during the 2022 Eid homecoming flow.

Homecoming this time really feels more special. The government no longer prohibits people from going home during Lebaran this year as long as they have received the third or booster dose of vaccination.

For those of you who have just received the second dose of vaccination, you can still go home. But the condition is that you must complete a negative COVID-19 antigen test result within 1x24 hours or 3x24 hour PCR.

"That's more or less than the research from the Ministry of Transportation (Ministry of Transportation)," said Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo after monitoring the implementation of mass vaccination in Jompo Village, Kalimanah District, Purbalingga Regency, Central Java, Friday March 1, reported by Antara.

The Provincial Government and the Central Java Regional Police are preparing scenarios to anticipate the surge in the Lebaran 2022 homecoming and certainly the largest in Central Java.

Therefore, his party is making preparations to welcome the 2022 Eid homecoming period, one of which is by boosting the implementation of vaccinations, especially booster vaccines.

"We protect his health, we regulate the traffic, we will communicate with the points that will later become departure points, usually Jakarta, there are also those from East Java and West Java. Yes, just like three years ago," said Ganjar Pranowo.

Previously, the Director General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, Budi Setiyadi, said that currently it is predicted that the most homecoming destinations are to Central Java, which is 26.8 percent or 21.3 million people.

"From the research results of the Transportation Research and Development Agency, the biggest destination is Central Java from various provinces, especially from East Java and Jabodetabek," said Budi at the 2022 Eid Al-Fitr Transport Homecoming Readiness Meeting (1443 H) Central Java Region which was held in Banyumas, on Saturday (26/3).

Director General Budi said that based on the results of the research, data was also obtained, apart from Central Java, the next largest potential for community movements, namely East Java and West Java.