Rain Continues Despite Godzilla El Nino Prediction, Government Prepares Mitigation

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The General Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Harmony Association (HKTI), Sudaryono alias Mas Dar, stated that several regions are still experiencing rain despite Indonesia being predicted to be hit by the Godzilla El Nino in April 2026.

Mas Dar said that in the past few days, he had visited South Sumatra, Jambi, up to Purwokerto in Central Java, and received reports from Kalimantan.

“The intensity of the rain is still quite significant,” said Mas Dar when met at the Ministry of Agriculture office in Jakarta on Monday (27/4/2026).

The man who serves as Deputy Minister of Agriculture stated that so far, the drought impact from the Godzilla El Nino has not been felt.

“Because the rain intensity is still good, farmers are eager to plant immediately after harvest while the rain persists,” said Mas Dar.

Mas Dar mentioned that the prediction from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is just a prediction.

Nevertheless, the government is still preparing anticipatory measures, such as preparing tens of thousands of pump machines to irrigate rice fields, preparing irrigation, and gathering hundreds of regents.

“This is to mitigate how we anticipate this Godzilla El Nino. Imagine, Godzilla El Nino. Fire comes out of its mouth. So we can imagine how severe it will be,” said Mas Dar.

According to Mas Dar, in facing this Godzilla El Nino, the Ministry of Agriculture is working hand in hand with HKTI, local governments, and various related parties.

“We cannot, in difficult situations, blame others. We must anticipate these difficulties by working and thinking together,” he stated.

Previously, Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman revealed that the government is allocating Rp 3 to Rp 4 trillion for the agricultural land pompanisation programme.

Pompanisation is being implemented so that rain-fed rice fields can continue to produce during extreme drought periods due to the Godzilla El Nino.

The Ministry of Agriculture, he said, will deploy 80,000 pump units.

“That’s approximately Rp 3 trillion to Rp 4 trillion,” said Amran when met at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (7/4/2026).