Bogor to set up disaster post

Bogor to set up disaster post

BOGOR (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi ordered the town's
district heads yesterday to each establish a disaster post to
help improve disaster prevention management.

"The order is made in response to an instruction from Minister
of Home Affairs No. 20/1997 regarding the regional management of
disaster prevention," said Eddy, who gave the order in a
coordination meeting at the town hall.

The meeting was held to check the extent to which local
officials had made preparations to anticipate disasters in Bogor,
he said.

During the meeting Eddy also ordered 59 subdistrict heads to
set up a public protection unit, to be in charge of advanced
monitoring, evacuation, public kitchens and fire extinguishing.

He said the posts would not deal solely with natural disasters
but also accidents, riots, sabotage and other security
disturbances. (24)