Jokowi: 23 Million Private Cars And 17 Million Motorbikes Will Travel This Year

President Joko Widodo (Antara)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the government would prepare for the Eid homecoming implementation this year. Moreover, it is estimated that millions of people will return to their hometowns after the government has banned these activities for two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"According to the report I received, there are 23 million private cars and 17 million motorcycles that will travel back and forth on the island of Java alone," Jokowi said in a video description uploaded on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Thursday, April 14.

With this condition, the government will make regulations that are planned to be announced next week. However, Jokowi did not specify when the regulation would be made public.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta ensures that the ministers and their staff will work hard to prepare the regulation. So, people will be able to go home for Eid safely and comfortably.

In addition, this rule was also made to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases, which often occurs every time there is a long holiday.

"Once again, there should not be an uncontrolled spike in cases after we celebrate the holiday. Therefore, the government will carry out strict and detailed travel arrangements," he stressed.

"Ministers and all levels of government are working hard to prepare these regulations. Next week we will inform the entire community," he added. As previously reported, Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko stated that the government's action plan to deal with the 2022 Eid homecoming flow was 100 percent ready. .

Moeldoko in a written statement to the press in Jakarta, Tuesday, said the readiness of the action plan can be seen from all infrastructure, including sea, air and land transportation.

This includes toll roads and non-toll roads, traffic management, availability of fuel oil, electricity to the implementation of health protocols and COVID-19 vaccinations.

This was conveyed after chairing the Coordination Meeting of the Presidential Staff Office with the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of PUPR, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Police, Task Force for Handling COVID-19, and a number of related institutions, Tuesday 12 April.

"From the reports of each ministry, it shows that the action plan for readiness to face the homecoming flow is 100 percent, it just needs coordination and collaboration between ministries/agencies," said Moeldoko at the time.