Gas stations open 24 hours during holidays
Gas stations open 24 hours during holidays
JAKARTA (JP): All 158 gas stations in the city will operate 24 hours during the Christmas and year end holidays.
The head of the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Transportation, Abdul Karim, said on Tuesday that city buses will also be available 24 hours for the holidays.
He promised that the supply of gas will be adequate and the number of public buses operating at nights will be sufficient to transport holiday revelers.
Karim said that the government has predicted that the demand for gasoline during the Christmas and New Year's holidays will increase by eight percent from usual.
The state-owned oil company, Pertamina, has reported that normally the demand for fuel in West Java, which includes Jakarta, is 10,551,000 liters per day, 13,408,000 liters of which is diesel fuel and 43,000 liters of gas.
In a related development Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes said yesterday that the Jakarta Military Command was cooperating with the police to secure Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Idroes said that a total of 12,000 security officers, from the city police and the military, will be deployed for the "Candle Operation" aimed at securing greater Jakarta during the holidays.
He said that 4,000 policemen are involved in another security drive known as the "Sweeping Operation". They are backed up by 3,000 military men.
Idroes also said that the administration has ordered the city logistics offices to make sure that food supplies are adequate for Christmas and New Year's holidays.
Idroes said that the city administration will deploy a total of 6,805 inter-city buses to serve Jakartans who intend to spend their holidays out of the city.
The state-owned bus company PPD will field 150 buses, another 150 buses will be made available by PT Mayasari Bhakti, 15 by PT Giri Indah Andalan, 15 by PT Arion, 20 by PT Mass Transs, 50 by PT Bianglala and 30 by Koperasi Himpurna.
The head of the city police command, control and operation center, Col. Muhantojo, urged Jakartans to participate in maintaining security in Jakarta.
"I urge Jakartans to be on their guard against crime because many houses will be empty while the owners are spending their holidays out of the city," he said. (yns)