Mojokerto Regency Government Accelerates Fixing Embankd Embankments Hit By Floods

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JAKARTA - Mojokerto Regency Government, East Java has accelerated the repair of collapsed embankments and cleaning rivers in a number of villages after being hit by floods due to heavy rains for several hours, Thursday, February 9 yesterday.

Mojokerto Regent Ikfina Fahmawati has dispatched a team to clean up the river flow which is filled with garbage.

"In addition, we are also trying to repair the broken embankment as soon as possible," said the regent while reviewing the location of the flood in Gembongan Hamlet, Mojosari District, Friday, February 10.

Apart from Jotangan Village, Ikfina also visited a number of points in the area that were flooded and the embankment broke. Such as Kaliurip Hamlet, Kalipuro Village, Pungging District, Statue Hamlet, Pungging Village, Pungging District and Tinggar Buntut Village, Bangsal District.

He said flood management by cleaning up river debris and repairing collapsed embankments was focused on dealing with flooding.

"Together with the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Mojokerto Regency, Social Service, Agriculture Service, PUPR Service, Health Service, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), TNI-Polri, and the community as well as volunteers to make improvements," he said.

Floods there due to rainfall in the highlands carry tree material. So the river flow in the lowlands is clogged.

"In addition, the flood was also caused by a broken embankment," he said.

Actually, there are several sub-districts that were affected by the flood, such as in Kutoejo, Ngoro, Mojoanyar, Bangsal, and Puri sub-districts.

"However, everything has receded except in the Jotangan area, because there is a embankment that was repaired last year and is now broken again. Thus, submerging residents' settlements and rice fields of around 30 hectares," he said.

In addition to cleaning the river flow, the Mojokerto Regency Government also handles flood-affected residents by providing refugee tents for health services and public kitchens.

Regent Ikfina also mobilized his staff to carry out assessments and follow-up to replacing seeds for farmers whose rice fields were flooded.

"We maximize it, because this is related to the yield and availability of rice in Mojokerto Regency," he said.