Westnoken.com – The government of the city of Jayapura in Papua asked the local community to protect the use of clean water to assess the effects of the El Niño drought. Jayapura City Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) chairman Asep Khalid said in Jayapura on Wednesday that his team will coordinate with the local water supply system to address the water needs of the residents as water production decreases during the dry season. Because of that we request all citizens of Jayapura to use water according to their needs and if possible prepare a storage tank he said. He asked all residents to follow the latest weather reports on the official website of the Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG).
Because Indonesia will enter the dry season from May to October 2022 based on the BMKG forecast but Papua will experience heavier and more frequent rains he said. His party will continue to coordinate with the Jayapura City Environment Agency to monitor forest fires that often occur during the dry season. It is expected that drinking water will be distributed to avoid illegal felling of trees under the supervision of the forest department. BPBD has formed a rapid reaction team with volunteers spread across five districts to monitor the environmental conditions around the city of Jayapura. So if there is a disaster the team will respond quickly and inform us so that it will be resolved immediately he said.