Facing The Pancaroba, BPBD Reminds 301 Villages In Yogyakarta That Are In The Disaster-Prone Zone To Be Alert

Illustration of BNPB holding disaster management support equipment readiness. (Between)

YOGYAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta asked people living in disaster-prone zones in this province to increase preparedness during the transition.

"In the event of a disaster, we hope that people in disaster-prone areas have the ability to make efforts independently," said BPBD DIY Operations Control Center (Pusdalops) Manager Lilik Andi Aryanto in Yogyakarta, quoted from Antara, Thursday, June 23.

From a total of 438 villages in DIY, according to Lilik, 301 of them are prone to disasters ranging from tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, and the eruption of Mount Merapi.

According to him, entering the transitional season, the threat of hydrometeorological disasters is vulnerable to occur in the 301 villages.

"Recently, there are often fallen trees due to strong winds, so this needs to be watched out for together," he said.

On Monday, June 13, BPBD noted that a large banyan tree in the Denggung Field area, Sleman Regency, DIY, had fallen due to strong winds and heavy rain.

Although there were no casualties, the tree hit the playground around the location.

According to him, BPBD DIY together with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) have also carried out socialization to people who are active along the southern coast of Yogyakarta regarding high wave alertness.

Not only when facing transitions, according to him, socialization regarding disaster preparedness and mitigation has been routinely carried out through the disaster-resilient village program.

According to Lilik, from 301 disaster-prone villages in DIY, 276 disaster-resilient villages have been formed.

He targets that by 2023 all scattered disaster-prone villages can become disaster-resilient villages.

Lilik hopes that the resilience of communities in disaster-prone areas can be strengthened so that they are able to reduce the risks that arise when a disaster occurs. "Every year on average we form 20 disaster-resilient villages," he said.

Previously, the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, stated that district/city governments have their respective authorities in preparing steps to anticipate disasters during the transition.

The district/city government, according to Sultan, also has an allocation of disaster funds from the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) which can be used to deal with the impact of disasters.

However, he ensures that the DIY Regional Government is ready to support funding if needed.

"Disaster funds must be available. The APBD must exist, it's impossible or not, yes, they (districts/municipalities) can finance it, unless they ask for provincial assistance," said the Sultan.