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)