BPBD Garut Discusses Disaster Risk Study To Prevent Material And Life Loss

Illustration of members of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). (Between)

GARUT - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Garut Regency held a technical meeting for the preparation of a disaster risk assessment (KRB) to prevent material and life losses because Garut has a high potential for natural disasters.

"Where this study is expected to be a guide for Garut Regency steps, if there are things that are not expected in a disaster, they can move according to the direction of the study," said Head of the Garut Regency BPBD Satria Budi after a technical meeting for the preparation of the KRB in Garut, quoted from Antara. , Wednesday July 13th.

He said the Garut BPBD held the meeting as a preparation for dealing with various threats that might occur in natural disasters, from the study it would be a guide to take appropriate steps in accordance with the directions and studies.

According to him, the preparation of a disaster risk study must be carried out because the condition of Garut Regency is an area that has a high potential for natural disasters, such as landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and tsunamis.

The potential for natural disasters, he said, must of course be a special concern so that local governments in carrying out their actions can minimize or prevent the risk of the impact of the disaster.

"The risk of disaster in Garut is multihazard. Yes, it is multihazard in the sense that all forms of disaster exist, starting from floods, landslides, hurricanes, volcanoes, tsunamis," he added.

He added that the study also discussed regulations that would serve as guidelines for disaster management officers when in the field in coordinating, as well as strengthening community capacity.

The strengthening of coordination and increasing public awareness of natural disasters, he said, is expected to avoid the high risk of material loss and loss of life.

"When there is a disaster, at least 'zero' dies, or at least when there are disaster anticipation measures," he said.

Consultant for the preparation of KRB activities, Budi Satriawan, said that he had received initial reports and opinions from participants who attended so that later some aspirations and hopes of participants who came from each sub-district with various levels of disaster potential would be found.

He conveyed that the entire report document from the participants would provide an ability for the local government to be assisted by other policy makers, as well as the community to be aware and know what to do when a natural disaster occurs.

"In principle, they are suggestions and recommendations, later we will issue them via the documents we made at the KRB," he said.