Difficult To Get Fuel, Thousands Of Fishermen In This Area Can't Go To Sea

Fishing boats in Muaragembong District, Bekasi Regency leaning on the pier/Photo: Antara

BEKASI REGENCY - Thousands of fishermen in Muaragembong District, Bekasi Regency, West Java have been unable to go to sea since the past week due to difficulties in obtaining subsidized diesel fuel (BBM) and pertalite. because they can't go to sea because they don't get subsidized fuel," said Pantai Bahagia Village Secretary Ahmad Qurtubi in Bekasi Regency, Wednesday 29 June. "There are no gas stations in Muaragembong, so fishermen usually buy subsidized fuel in Batujaya Karawang, now they are having a hard time going to sea because they can't get fuel," he said, quoted by Antara. to the Department of Agriculture, Bekasi Regency Government, and BP Miga s, which was planned to be located in Pantai Bahagia Village or Pantai Mekar Village, but until now it has not been realized. "Fishermen who use ketinting type boats need more than 10 liters of pertalite per day, those who use jukung type boats need 30 to 40 liters of diesel fuel per day, that's why we ask that a special gas station be built for fishermen, because not being able to go to sea will have an impact on fishermen's income," he said.

Muaragembong sub-district head Lukman Hakim confirmed that until now there are no gas stations in his area. This condition is also one of the reasons why thousands of fishermen find it difficult to go to sea if they cannot get subsidized fuel supplies from the Batujaya Karawang gas station. mainly because fishermen have difficulty getting subsidized diesel fuel," he said. In addition to the application for the construction of gas stations, the sub-district also proposed to reactivate the subsidized fuel distribution facility which had been vacuum for more than 10 years. "I don't know why, so that it can be reactivated. So besides gas stations for the public, it is also for fishermen, because this is for the economy of our fishermen as well," said Lukman.