Mataram Residents Asked To Beware Of The Dry Season At The End Of March 2023

Returning to sea, the wave conditions along Mataram City Beach, West Nusa Tenggara Province, began to slope so that fishermen used it to go to sea. (ANTARA)

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province, appealed to the public to remain alert to various potential effects of the dry season at the end of March 2023. "Although the threat of drought due to drought in Mataram City is very small, the potential impact of weather change must remain vigilant," said Head of the Mataram City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Mahfuddin Noor quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, March 19. The statement was conveyed regarding the transition period from the rainy season to summer. Moreover, the status of hydrometeorological disaster in Mataram City will end on March 31, 2023. According to him, so far, as long as Mataram City has never reached a drought, due to the condition of the Mataram topography is in the downstream region. However, he continued, the impact of the dry season is felt when there is a water shortage in the northern part of Mataram City agricultural areas, such as in the Rembiga area and Sayang. However, it has been anticipated by the Agriculture Service by providing drilling wells assistance to farmers to meet water needs when the peak is dry. "So far, we have never been affected by droughts like other districts/cities. drinking water, Alhamdulillah is always available," he said again. However, the potential for fire disasters as one of the impacts of the dry season could be due to human negligence, therefore the dry season must remain vigilant. In addition, the community must be able to change behavior by not littering, let alone fast burning waste, then when leaving the house must ensure the stove is dead, including unnecessary electrical networks. "Fire disasters often occur due to we like to be negligent," he said.

Mataram is one of 10 districts/cities in NTB that have six types of disasters out of 10 types of disasters that often occur in NTB. In addition to earthquakes accompanied by tsunamis, other disasters that threaten the Mataram City area are floods, settlement fires, coastal waves, abrasions, and social conflicts.