Serang Involves Residents in Early Flood Detection, Requests for Inundation Points to be Evaluated

According to the Serang City Government, disaster prevention efforts at the regional level will also involve the TNI and Polri.

This information does not yet detail the priority locations for handling inundation, the condition of the channels that need to be repaired, or the follow-up schedule.

Volunteers are expected to speed up the response

Head of the Serang City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Anthon Gunawan, said that the Kencana Forum was formed to strengthen preparedness at the community level.

"The aim is none other than when a disaster occurs, people who are closer to the disaster can anticipate it more quickly," said Anthon.

According to him, dozens of volunteers who were confirmed had gone through track record monitoring by the regional government. They were selected by considering their responsiveness in dealing with disaster events so far.

Anthon targets the formation of this volunteer group to reach all sub-districts in Serang City by 2026.