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        "id": 1703811,
        "msgid": "rain-continues-despite-godzilla-el-nino-prediction-government-prepares-mitigation-1777290725",
        "date": "2026-04-27 17:37:40",
        "title": "Rain Continues Despite Godzilla El Nino Prediction, Government Prepares Mitigation",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Despite predictions of a severe Godzilla El Nino event in April 2026, recent reports from various Indonesian regions indicate ongoing rainfall, allowing farmers to continue planting activities without immediate drought impacts. The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, is proactively preparing by allocating Rp 3-4 trillion for a pompanisation programme involving 80,000 pump units to irrigate rain-fed rice fields during potential extreme dry spells. This collaborative effort with local governments and farmer associations underscores a unified approach to safeguard agricultural productivity amid climate challenges.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The General Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers\nHarmony Association (HKTI), Sudaryono alias Mas Dar, stated that several\nregions are still experiencing rain despite Indonesia being predicted to\nbe hit by the Godzilla El Nino in April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Mas Dar said that in the past few days, he had visited South Sumatra,\nJambi, up to Purwokerto in Central Java, and received reports from\nKalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intensity of the rain is still quite significant,\u201d said Mas Dar\nwhen met at the Ministry of Agriculture office in Jakarta on Monday\n(27\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The man who serves as Deputy Minister of Agriculture stated that so\nfar, the drought impact from the Godzilla El Nino has not been felt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the rain intensity is still good, farmers are eager to plant\nimmediately after harvest while the rain persists,\u201d said Mas Dar.<\/p>\n<p>Mas Dar mentioned that the prediction from the Meteorology,\nClimatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is just a prediction.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the government is still preparing anticipatory\nmeasures, such as preparing tens of thousands of pump machines to\nirrigate rice fields, preparing irrigation, and gathering hundreds of\nregents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to mitigate how we anticipate this Godzilla El Nino.\nImagine, Godzilla El Nino. Fire comes out of its mouth. So we can\nimagine how severe it will be,\u201d said Mas Dar.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mas Dar, in facing this Godzilla El Nino, the Ministry\nof Agriculture is working hand in hand with HKTI, local governments, and\nvarious related parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot, in difficult situations, blame others. We must anticipate\nthese difficulties by working and thinking together,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman revealed that\nthe government is allocating Rp 3 to Rp 4 trillion for the agricultural\nland pompanisation programme.<\/p>\n<p>Pompanisation is being implemented so that rain-fed rice fields can\ncontinue to produce during extreme drought periods due to the Godzilla\nEl Nino.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, he said, will deploy 80,000 pump\nunits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s approximately Rp 3 trillion to Rp 4 trillion,\u201d said Amran\nwhen met at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday\n(7\/4\/2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rain-continues-despite-godzilla-el-nino-prediction-government-prepares-mitigation-1777290725",
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