The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in Indonesia has launched a “Disaster Safe Homecoming Map 2023” to alert road travelers to potential hazards during the Eid al-Fitr 2023 holiday. The map provides information on the level of floods, extreme weather, and landslides on the routes traversed by land travelers. It also has a feature to provide information on the frequency of disasters in a region. The map uses data from inaRISK, while the disaster event data has been sourced from the BNPB’s Data and Information System Center. The BNPB has asked the public to carefully read the information on the map. The public can access the map at https://gis.bnpb.go.id/. The information contained in the digital map covers the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. BNPB expects the map to help Eid travelers plan their journey.
In addition to the map, BNPB has prepared measures to face potential wet hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and extreme weather. It has also readied personnel and equipment, such as helicopters, to tackle dry hydrometeorological hazards, such as forest and land fires. BNPB has prepared a total of 46 helicopters for forest and land fire handling in 6 priority provinces, namely Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan. Weather modification technology is also being carried out for preventing forest and land fires.
Ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, BNPB is collaborating with the related ministries/agencies, the regional disaster mitigation agencies (BPBDs), the military, and the police for field monitoring of vulnerable points where travelers will potentially crowd at. BNPB chief, Suharyanto, outlined the strategic efforts that have been devised to face and anticipate the Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijri holiday season. The Disaster Safe Homecoming Map 2023 is a part of the strategic efforts. Police have also warned people against undertaking Eid homecoming travel early.
