Public order assured on holidays

Public order assured on holidays

JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said
yesterday that his office has set up a temporary humanitarian
operation to improve public services throughout the Idul Fitri
holiday called Operasi Ketupat '95.

"The chief objective of the operation is to provide the public
a feeling of peace and security during the Moslem festivities.
All officers in charge will do their best to serve the people,"
Dibyo said during a ceremony marking the inauguration of Idul
Fitri security forces at city police headquarters.

He pointed out that the officers should be polite and friendly
but act firmly in the field.

"All of you should communicate properly with the public,"
Dibyo was quoted by Antara as saying.

The operation involves around 14,000 officials from the city
army command, police force, Marine force, Highways Traffic Agency
and those from the city public order and security office.

They will be deployed at various locations in the city as well
as well as in Bogor and Puncak, the hilly tourist resort some 80
kilometers from here.

Dibyo said apart from giving better service to the public the
operation will also focus on public order and security
disturbances, traffic jams and other such problems.

Shortly after the ceremony Dibyo, Jakarta Governor Surjadi
Soedirdja, City Council speaker M.H. Ritonga and several other
officials inspected bus stations and terminals at Kampung
Rambutan, Pulo Gadung, the DAMRI (state-owned land transportation
company) in Kemayoran, and the Senen railways station.

Over the past 10 days bus and rail stations have been flooded
by thousands of travelers returning to their hometowns to
celebrate Idul Fitri, locally known as Lebaran.

They also visited several marketplaces in the city to monitor
the prices of commodities as the city nears Idul Fitri, which
falls on Friday and Saturday. (bas)