BNPB: Hundreds Of Hectares Of Plants In Central Lombok Damaged By Floods
Illustration: Areas of flooded rice fields. (ANTARA/Ali Khumaini/doc)

PRAYA - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) recorded that hundreds of hectares of rice and corn crops in Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), were damaged by floods from early January to April 2023.

"Data from the BNPB shows that around 100 hectares of paddy fields were damaged by the floods," said the Head of BPBD Central Lombok Regency, H Ridwan Maruf in Praya, Antara, Monday, April 17.

Data on damage to paddy and other crops submitted by BNPB will be validated. His party is currently still coordinating with the Central Lombok District Agriculture Service.

"We are still coordinating with the Central Lombok Agriculture Service," he said.

Data validation of the impact of flooding on agricultural land was carried out within the framework of a stimulant program from the central BNPB, but his party was still unable to provide certainty regarding the assistance system provided.

"After we validate the data, we will send it to BNPB," he said.

Based on provisional data from the Agriculture Service of Central Lombok Regency, the amount of agricultural land damaged by the flood reached hundreds of hectares, so validation had to be carried out again by name and land area.

"So we'll just have to wait for technical instructions from the central government, which is clear we will conduct data validation and verification first," he said.

For information, the extreme weather that occurred in early 2023 resulted in a number of residents' houses being flooded, specifically in the East Praya, Pujut, West Praya, and Praya City Districts. In addition, a number of agricultural lands were also flooded, but there were no casualties in the natural disaster.


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