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        "id": 1581558,
        "msgid": "bmkg-march-rainfall-still-high-travellers-urged-to-exercise-caution-1772450214",
        "date": "2026-03-02 16:56:00",
        "title": "BMKG: March Rainfall Still High, Travellers Urged to Exercise Caution",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has warned that rainfall throughout March 2026 will remain high to very high, particularly during the first two weeks, posing risks to Eid holiday travellers. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and regional authorities have activated comprehensive preparedness measures, including weather modification operations, road repairs across critical routes, and deployment of emergency personnel at strategic points to ensure safe passage during the peak homecoming period.",
        "content": "<p>The Head of the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and\nGeophysical Agency (BMKG), Teuku Faisal Fathani, has advised that\nrainfall in March 2026 will remain classified as high to very high,\nparticularly until the second week of the month. This forecast is of\nparticular concern ahead of the 2026 Eid holiday homecoming period and\nreturn migration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first ten days of March will still see potential for high\nrainfall across West Java, Banten, and Central Java-Yogyakarta. However,\nby the final ten days of March, conditions will have significantly\nimproved,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG is coordinating closely with the National Disaster Mitigation\nAgency (BNPB) to support situational weather modification operations\nshould extreme weather threaten the homecoming journey.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Governor of Central Java, Taj Yasin Maimoen, has confirmed\nthat cross-sector preparedness measures across the region are operating\noptimally. According to a national survey by the Transportation Policy\nAgency (BKT) under the Ministry of Transportation, approximately 38.71\nmillion people are expected to travel to Central Java during the 2026\nEid holiday, making the province a favoured destination for homecoming\ntravellers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, in the ten days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, all road\nrepair work, particularly in Central Java, will be completed. Central\nJava is ready to serve as one of the main transit routes for the\nhomecoming surge,\u201d said Taj Yasin following a cross-sectoral ministerial\ncoordination meeting conducted online at Central Java Police\nHeadquarters.<\/p>\n<p>He added that reports from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing\n(PUPR) indicate that several road sections are still undergoing repairs\nbut are targeted for completion before the peak Eid homecoming period in\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of BNPB, Suharyanto, revealed that by early March 2026,\nIndonesia had experienced nearly 500 disaster incidents. Central Java\nalone recorded 82 incidents of flooding, landslides, and extreme\nweather.<\/p>\n<p>BNPB has prepared six strategic measures, including strengthened\ncoordination with local governments, distribution of maps of\ndisaster-prone homecoming routes, activation of joint command posts,\ndeployment of personnel at strategic locations, contingency plans for\ntourist areas, and readiness for weather modification operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hope is that during this Eid period, citizens can carry out\ntheir activities and travel with safety and comfort,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bmkg-march-rainfall-still-high-travellers-urged-to-exercise-caution-1772450214",
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