| by Andi Abdussalam |
Jakarta, May 13 (Antara) In keeping with the practice followed in the past, the government is preparing various modes of transportation for those traveling during the post-fasting Eid ul-Fitr, referred to as Lebaran travelers.
These are people traveling to their home towns for the festivities.As the number of passengers is expected to increase this year, the government is preparing various means of transportation, including air, sea or land. Public Information and Communications Bureau Chief of the Ministry of Transportation, JA Barata said recently that Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan has set the Lebaran transportation period from June 24 to July 17, 2016 for land, air and train transportation modes. For the sea transportation mode, the Lebaran transportation period will be from June 18 to July 24, 2016. "The period for the sea transportation service will be longer because transportation through sea also takes much longer," Barata noted. He said the minister had also ordered the director general in the transportation sector to conduct ramp checks in their respective fields before the start of the transportation season during the Lebaran traveler exodus. He said the transportation ministry will also provide free ride on trains for motorcyclists during the 2016 Lebaran transportation program. The trains will have a capacity to carry 15,000 motorcycles for free motorist ride, up almost three folds compared to that of last year. As for the capacity of trucks (for motorcycles) and buses (for passengers), it is still to be decided. The ministry of transportation is also considering scrapping the free-ride usually offered to motorcyclists through the sea transportation mode because it is not effective and is an inefficient method. |
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Jumat, 13 Mei 2016
GOVT PREPARING TRANSPORTATION FOR LEBARAN TRAVELERS
Rabu, 27 Mei 2015
GOVT GEARS UP TO PREVENT GRIDLOCKS DURING EID EXODUS
| by Andi Abdussalam |
Jakarta, May 27 (Antara) -- The annual exodus of Idul Fitri (Eid)
travelers, which takes place about a week before and after the Muslim
fasting month, has always created traffic congestions in several parts
of the country.
This year, the number of Idul Fitri travelers heading to their
hometowns using land, sea and air transportation systems to celebrate
the post-fasting festivities of Lebaran is predicted to increase by 2
percent to 20 million people.Land transportation is the busiest means as travelers often find themselves trapped in gridlocks. Therefore, the government has started preparing measures to address the problem before the peak days. The peak traveling days are usually one week before and after the Idul Fitri holidays or Lebaran. The fasting month of Ramadhan this year is from June 18 to July 16. The government, through relevant ministries, is preparing measures to tackle traffic jam issues during the homebound and return flows of travelers, who are expected to use both private and public modes of transport. The number of travelers using private vehicles is predicted to increase 5.8 percent, while those using public transportation are estimated to drop by 5.8 percent this year. |
Jumat, 12 Desember 2014
FOURTEEN MILLION PEOPLE FORECAST TO MAKE YEAR-END TRIPS
| By Andi Abdussalam |
Jakarta, 12 (Antara) - About 14 million people are expected to travel
during this year's Christmas and New Year holidays similar to the trend
observed in the previous years.
An estimated 14 million travelers will use both public transportation and private vehicles.Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan reminded all public transportation operators and travelers to maintain safety while conducting year-end trips during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. The minister also stressed on safety and quality service for passengers during a coordination meeting held on Wednesday to discuss transportation preparations in the face of the upcoming 2014 Christmas and 2015 New Year holidays. "Operators must offer good transportation facilities, vehicles, and crew members to ensure the safety aspect and quality of service in all areas beginning from ticket sales during the Christmas and New Year holidays," the minister remarked. |
Jumat, 10 Agustus 2012
SECURITY FORCES GEAR UP FOR ID-UL-FITR EXODUS
| by Andi Abdussalam |
Jakarta, Aug 10 (ANTARA) - The National Police and others are currently in the thick of making security arrangements aimed at providing a safe passage for holiday travelers heading home to celebrate Id-ul Fitr. The annual Id-ul Fitr exodus, also known as the "Mudik Lebaran," tradition is part of the celebrations performed by Muslims following a month-long fasting period. The mass departure of holiday travelers is expected to start next week, in anticipation of the Id-ul Fitri festivities, which will be held on August 19 and 20th. The number of Id-ul-Fitr travelers throughout Indonesia is expected to remain the same as in 2011, when around 15 million revelers journeyed home via air, land and sea routes. They used buses, trains, ships, planes and motorbikes to make the journey, although driving motorcycles during the holiday rush is considered risky. The police have launched a nationwide "Operation Ketupat 2012," aimed at securing festival travelers. The term "Ketupat" has been borrowed from the name of a rice cake, which is usually served with curry during the Lebaran festivities. "We are preparing to ensure a calm Lebaran festival. We started carrying out drills under Ketupat at the beginning of the fasting month, which will continue till the last day of the Lebaran festival," National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo said. With less than two weeks left before the last day of the Id-ul-Fitr celebrations, Pradopo led an Operation Ketupat roll call at the National Monument (Monas) square to inspect the preparations for safeguarding next week's mass departure. "We are regularly evaluating the effectiveness of Operation Ketupat, as the number of travelers during "Mudik Lebaran" will continue to increase every year. It is estimated to go up by 10 percent to 15 percent this year," Pradopo said. He added that because of an increase in the number of persons using motorcycles during the festival, about 70 percent of traffic accidents were related to motorcyclists. However, the police are taking preventive measures to ensure their safety. According to 2011 data from the National Police Traffic Management Center, a total of 2,770 accidents took place during Id-ul-Fitr holiday rush, in which 449 people died, 760 got injured, and 1,914 others sustained minor injuries. However, this was lower than the 3,418 accidents involving motorcycles, which took place during the same period in 2010. The number of Id-ul Fitr travelers in 2011 is estimated at 15.5 million, which was an increase of 4.17 percent from the 14.9 million travelers in 2010. Those traveling from Jakarta alone have been pegged at 7.129 million, up 12.98 percent from last year. Chief of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), General Agus Suhartono said his personnel were also readying a large ship to ferry Mudik revelers, including those using motorcycles. "We need to pay more attention to ferry services because the number of users for this service is very big," Suhartono said. Even though police has been carrying drills to ensure calm during the fasting month, full-scale security operations throughout Indonesia are expected to commence a week before Id-ul-Fitr day on August 11 and last till August 26. A joint force of over 88,000 police and military personnel will be deployed at crucial points to prevent the occurrence of traffic jams, crimes or accidents. National Police spokesman Brigadier General Boy Rafli Amar said a total of 88,230 police personnel will be involved in Operation Ketupat 2012. The first priority will be given security in ten regional areas, including the provinces of Lampung, south Sumatra, west Java, central Java, Yogjakarta, east Java, Bali and south Sulawesi, Amar said. "Operation Ketupat will use preventive measures to make the travelers feel secure, during both their home bound travel and their return after the Lebaran festivities," he added. "The police have set up more than 3,000 security posts along several roads, shopping centers and places of worship, with the objective of making people feel secure." Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi said in a statement on Thursday that her ministry was setting up these posts to protect travelers from sickness, incapacitation, death and other accident-related injuries during their journey. "Besides the risk of meeting with an accident, travelers' health might also be put at risk by food poisoning, diarrhea, acute respiratory infection and communicable diseases," she said. Mboi added that all healthcare centers will be located along routes used by Id-ul-Fitr travelers and will remain open for 24 hours. The ministry has also distributed 200 packets of medicines among the posts, which are situated along national highways, as well as near the departure and arrival gates of sea ports. It has also set up an information service center, through the Rapid Response and Health Post (PTRC), which will have direct access to the Police¿s National Traffic Management Center (NTMC) CCTV monitor. The National Mandate Party (PAN) also plans to set up 50 command posts throughout Indonesia to man sections of roads that are prone to traffic jams. "PAN will also offer free passage on 200 air conditioned buses to Idul Fitri travelers. The buses are expected to transport around 5,000 travelers to their respective home towns," Ahmad Hafizs Tohir, the chairman of PAN membership development said. The setting up of command posts for traffic regulation and the deployment of buses will be organized by the Enforcers of People's Reform Mandate (PARRA), a division of PAN. Tohir said thousands of home-bound travelers can expect to be transported to Java and Sumatra on August 15. "Our service will be better this year compared with last year," he said. He added that PAN has also ramped up the number of buses plying on additional routes this year, to help travelers make a safe journey to their home towns. PAN helped 5,000 Lebaran travelers en route to Java and Sumatra in 2011. Tohir added that PAN wants to ensure that it adds to the happiness of holiday travelers, especially the needy ones, who want to observe the seasonal festivities with their families in their home towns.***1*** |
Rabu, 16 September 2009
IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS WARNED OF HEALTH PROBLEMS
By Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Dehydration and communicable diseases are feared to affect Idul Fitri travelers on their home-bound trips to celebrate the post-fasting Idul Fitri holidays at the end of this week.
The mobility of around 27 million Idul Fitri travelers is a potential medium for swine flu to spread from one region to another if preventive measures are not taken. After all, the H1N1 strain of the virus is now spreading in the country.
Besides, the present temperature condition in the country is too hot that could cause dehydration. "The heat waves as a result of high temperatures will peak several days before, during and after the Idul Fitri holidays. Thus, travelers are threatened by dehydration," Abdul Kohir of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for South Tangerang office, said.
He said that the temperature in Jakarta and its buffer zone areas for example could reach 33.5 and 35 degrees. "It's relatively hot and could cause dehydration," he said.
Kohir said that the increase in the temperature was caused by the effect of El Nino, which also caused drought in the country. The impact of El Nino in the September-November period in 2009 is expected to include the continuation of drier-than-average conditions in Indonesia and enhanced precipitation in the west-central tropical Pacific Ocean, according to NOAA.
Current conditions, trends, and model forecasts favored the continued development of a weak-to-moderate strength El Nino into the Northern Hemisphere fall 2009, with the likelihood of at least a moderate strength El Nino during the winter 2009-10, according to an e-mailed press statement of US-based NOAA's National Weather Service received by ANTARA recently.
Besides dehydration, Idul Fitri travelers were also warned of communicable diseases, particularly swine flu which is now also spreading in Indonesia. Alertness must be exercised due to the high mobility of people during the Idul Fitri holidays. At least 27 million people are expected to go home town throughout the country to celebrate the Idul Fitri holidays.
In Yogyakarta, for example, travelers are asked to exercise alertness because the mobility of Idul Fitri revelers in the region is also high. "When there is a high mobility of the people, the swine flu virus could also spread easily," Akhmad Akhadi, head of communicable disease control unit of Yogyakarta's Health Service, said.
He said that Yogyakarta would be much visited by both Idul Fitri travelers and those who were going there for holidaying. They might come from swine-flu affected regions, however.
In anticipation of the spread of the H1N1 virus in Jakarta, medical volunteers had launched a program to provide antiseptic tissues for Idul Fitri travelers at Senen Railway Station.
The service was provided by the United Nations in cooperation with the National Committee of Bird Flu and Pandemic Disease Control. Suzanna Dayne, communication specialist of the UN said the activities were only a small part of the UNICEF program in handling the spread of flu such as H1N1 and bird flu viruses.
"Train passengers and other travelers are given antiseptic tissues in an effort to anticipate the spread of swine flu and this is only a small part of the UNICEF program," Dayne said.
In the meantime, the Jakarta Red Cross has set up a total of 114 first-aid command posts at bus terminals and railway stations across Java island to serve Idul Fitri travelers.
The command posts would help any Idul Fitri traveler who falls ill on the road, Jakarta Red Cross spokesperson Rini Sutiyoso said here on Tuesday.
"We are ready to give our best possible assistance to holiday travelers and for this purpose we have obtained medicines from the Health Ministry, and we are also going to station around 20 medical workers at each post," Rini Sutiyoso said after inspecting home-going activity at Senen railway station in Central Jakarta.
She said the Jakarta Red Cross had assured the public that blood supply during the Ramadan fasting month and Idul Fitri festivity would be sufficient.
The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) also launched ambulance services for Idul Fitri travelers. The ambulances are ready to provide medical treatment for passengers.
The ambulance services would be centered in a number of train stations and bus terminals in the capital city. Chairman of (PMI) Mari'e Muhammad on Sunday launched the five units of ambulances which would be placed to serve Idul Fitri travelers.
The standby ambulance services would also be stationed nearby PMI's first-aid command posts in the capital and in the highways of the northern coastal areas of Java.
Other medical workers also prepared health command posts in a number of points of lanes used by travelers such as in Bakauheni port in Lampung, Sumatra, and along the northern coastal areas in Java.
According to Dr Rahmi, a duty doctor at Bakauheni health post, Bakauheni was now ready to provide health services for travelers coming from Java to Sumatra or from Sumatra to Java.
"We are now ready to provide services. Medical workers, medical equipment and medicines have all been prepared," the doctor said.
She said that the medical workers came from the health service of Panjang port, health care centers of Bakauheni, Palas and Way Mili. They will be deployed in 24 hours.
"The medical workers consisted of three doctors, eight nurses, two sanitation officials and two quarantine staffers. They have been prepared since Monday," she said.
Bakauheni port is a linking point for travelers from Merak port of Java to Sumatra, which is one of the busiest lanes home-bound travelers who want to celebrate the post-fasting Ramadhan month festivities.
In Central Java, Batang district in particular, at least seven health care centers and ambulances have been prepared a long the northern coastal highways to provide service for travelers. "We will operate the ambulances 24 hours," health coordinator for Batang district, Central Java, Richardi said.
According to Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal, the number of Idul Fitri travelers this year is estimated at 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million will use various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million will use private cars and motor cycles. ***4*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/A/S012) 18:52/.... ) (T.A014/A/A014/A/S012) 15-09-2009 20:21:28
Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Dehydration and communicable diseases are feared to affect Idul Fitri travelers on their home-bound trips to celebrate the post-fasting Idul Fitri holidays at the end of this week.
The mobility of around 27 million Idul Fitri travelers is a potential medium for swine flu to spread from one region to another if preventive measures are not taken. After all, the H1N1 strain of the virus is now spreading in the country.
Besides, the present temperature condition in the country is too hot that could cause dehydration. "The heat waves as a result of high temperatures will peak several days before, during and after the Idul Fitri holidays. Thus, travelers are threatened by dehydration," Abdul Kohir of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for South Tangerang office, said.
He said that the temperature in Jakarta and its buffer zone areas for example could reach 33.5 and 35 degrees. "It's relatively hot and could cause dehydration," he said.
Kohir said that the increase in the temperature was caused by the effect of El Nino, which also caused drought in the country. The impact of El Nino in the September-November period in 2009 is expected to include the continuation of drier-than-average conditions in Indonesia and enhanced precipitation in the west-central tropical Pacific Ocean, according to NOAA.
Current conditions, trends, and model forecasts favored the continued development of a weak-to-moderate strength El Nino into the Northern Hemisphere fall 2009, with the likelihood of at least a moderate strength El Nino during the winter 2009-10, according to an e-mailed press statement of US-based NOAA's National Weather Service received by ANTARA recently.
Besides dehydration, Idul Fitri travelers were also warned of communicable diseases, particularly swine flu which is now also spreading in Indonesia. Alertness must be exercised due to the high mobility of people during the Idul Fitri holidays. At least 27 million people are expected to go home town throughout the country to celebrate the Idul Fitri holidays.
In Yogyakarta, for example, travelers are asked to exercise alertness because the mobility of Idul Fitri revelers in the region is also high. "When there is a high mobility of the people, the swine flu virus could also spread easily," Akhmad Akhadi, head of communicable disease control unit of Yogyakarta's Health Service, said.
He said that Yogyakarta would be much visited by both Idul Fitri travelers and those who were going there for holidaying. They might come from swine-flu affected regions, however.
In anticipation of the spread of the H1N1 virus in Jakarta, medical volunteers had launched a program to provide antiseptic tissues for Idul Fitri travelers at Senen Railway Station.
The service was provided by the United Nations in cooperation with the National Committee of Bird Flu and Pandemic Disease Control. Suzanna Dayne, communication specialist of the UN said the activities were only a small part of the UNICEF program in handling the spread of flu such as H1N1 and bird flu viruses.
"Train passengers and other travelers are given antiseptic tissues in an effort to anticipate the spread of swine flu and this is only a small part of the UNICEF program," Dayne said.
In the meantime, the Jakarta Red Cross has set up a total of 114 first-aid command posts at bus terminals and railway stations across Java island to serve Idul Fitri travelers.
The command posts would help any Idul Fitri traveler who falls ill on the road, Jakarta Red Cross spokesperson Rini Sutiyoso said here on Tuesday.
"We are ready to give our best possible assistance to holiday travelers and for this purpose we have obtained medicines from the Health Ministry, and we are also going to station around 20 medical workers at each post," Rini Sutiyoso said after inspecting home-going activity at Senen railway station in Central Jakarta.
She said the Jakarta Red Cross had assured the public that blood supply during the Ramadan fasting month and Idul Fitri festivity would be sufficient.
The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) also launched ambulance services for Idul Fitri travelers. The ambulances are ready to provide medical treatment for passengers.
The ambulance services would be centered in a number of train stations and bus terminals in the capital city. Chairman of (PMI) Mari'e Muhammad on Sunday launched the five units of ambulances which would be placed to serve Idul Fitri travelers.
The standby ambulance services would also be stationed nearby PMI's first-aid command posts in the capital and in the highways of the northern coastal areas of Java.
Other medical workers also prepared health command posts in a number of points of lanes used by travelers such as in Bakauheni port in Lampung, Sumatra, and along the northern coastal areas in Java.
According to Dr Rahmi, a duty doctor at Bakauheni health post, Bakauheni was now ready to provide health services for travelers coming from Java to Sumatra or from Sumatra to Java.
"We are now ready to provide services. Medical workers, medical equipment and medicines have all been prepared," the doctor said.
She said that the medical workers came from the health service of Panjang port, health care centers of Bakauheni, Palas and Way Mili. They will be deployed in 24 hours.
"The medical workers consisted of three doctors, eight nurses, two sanitation officials and two quarantine staffers. They have been prepared since Monday," she said.
Bakauheni port is a linking point for travelers from Merak port of Java to Sumatra, which is one of the busiest lanes home-bound travelers who want to celebrate the post-fasting Ramadhan month festivities.
In Central Java, Batang district in particular, at least seven health care centers and ambulances have been prepared a long the northern coastal highways to provide service for travelers. "We will operate the ambulances 24 hours," health coordinator for Batang district, Central Java, Richardi said.
According to Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal, the number of Idul Fitri travelers this year is estimated at 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million will use various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million will use private cars and motor cycles. ***4*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/A/S012) 18:52/.... ) (T.A014/A/A014/A/S012) 15-09-2009 20:21:28
GOVT READY TO SERVE 27 MILLION IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS
By Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Sept 12 (ANTARA) - In the face of next week's exodus of about 27 million home-bound Indul Fitri travelers, the government said it was now ready to provide services for the revelers with the focus on three main things - security, safety and comfort.
In order to ensure its readiness to cope with the Idul Fitri ' exodus, the government held a coordination meeting among the relevant agencies on Friday.
"In general, the meeting concluded that the government is now ready to provide the transportation services for Idul Fitri travelers this year," acting chief economic minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The preparations made included transportation facilities and infrastructures, provision of basic necessaries, fuel, security and the comfortable travel conditions. The focus of the transportation services is given to 10 provinces. All government agencies must therefore be responsible for their respective main duties.
Ministries and other agencies involved included the ministry of public works, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of health, the ministry of informatics and communications, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics office, the Indonesian consumers institute, the organization of land transportation owners and others.
With concerted efforts, the minister is convinced that transportation services this year would be better than that of last year. The president hoped that at least three factors would be met this year, namely security, safety and comfortableness of travelers.
According to Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal, the number of Idul Fitri travelers this year is estimated at 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million will use various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million will use private cars and motor cycles.
In order to accommodate travelers' complaints, Minister Sri Mulyani asked the ministry of informatics and communications to provide an SMS center.
"I asked that the SMS center is made in one number so that travelers who are confused could lodge their complaints, reports or other things with regard to Idul Fitri transportation services," the minister said.
She said that the integrated SMS center was intended to accommodate travelers' complaints or reports that could be responded to immediately by the relevant agencies.
"So far, the transportation ministry has an integrated Idul Fitri transportation command post while the same post also existed with the police. This is confusing," she said. Therefore, she said, one SMS center was enough which would be made public in one or two days ahead.
In the meantime, as part of the efforts to provide security and comfort for travelers, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal inspected the readiness of Lampung province's Rajabasa bus terminal in Sumatra on Sturday.
"We hope that all bus terminal officials will increase cooperation with police in an effort to create security for the travelers," the minister said during his inspection at the terminal.
The minister directly inspected the main terminal of Rajabasa which constitutes the biggest and main inter-city and inter-province bus station for Java and Sumatra in the province of Lampung.
Lampung city police headquarters' chief Senior Commissioner Syauqi Ahmad told the minister that his side guaranteed a good coordination to ensure security for travelers. At least 829 police personnel would be stationed in the field to guard travelers.
Apart from the minister, a group of legislators of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V for transportation affairs also inspected on Saturday the Tanjungkarang train station in Lampung to see its preparations.
Led by Riswan Tony, the legislators directly inspected the facilities and infrastructure of the train station. They also took a look at several train wagons, security posts and health centers which were being prepared to serve home-bound travelers.
"We find that the readiness of the train station in serving passengers is already good enough," Riwan said. PT KA Spokesman for Tanjungkarang Zakaria said that his company had prepared seven additional wagons to anticipate Idul Fitri travelers' exodus next week.
The same preparations were also made at Tanjung Priok bus terminal which constitutes the gateway of those using sea transportation services to Jakarta and other cities in Java. It prepared at least 50 additional inter-city buses to cater for post-fasting month or Idul Fitri travelers.
ML Patikawa, chief of Group I of the Terminal, said the 50 additional buses would be made available in addition to the 150 buses which had been prepared to serve passengers bound for other cities in Java.
On security, Patikawa said the terminal's authorities would tighten security measures. At least 40 police personnel would be deployed, with a health service team of 36 medical personnel, four ambulances and other officials.
As regard to those willing to use air transportation, the government has prepared flight seating capacity at 30 percent in excess of the predicted number of travelers.
According to Director General for Air Transportation Tri Sunoko, about 2.2 million airplane seats had been prepared. The seating capacity is 30 percent more than the number of Idul Fitri travelers expected to use air transportation services, namely 1.6 million.
"So, there will be no problem with airplane seating capacity for Idul Fitri passengers," he said.***4*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/22:50/a014) (T.A014/A/A014/A/A014) 12-09-2009 22:53:44
Jakarta, Sept 12 (ANTARA) - In the face of next week's exodus of about 27 million home-bound Indul Fitri travelers, the government said it was now ready to provide services for the revelers with the focus on three main things - security, safety and comfort.
In order to ensure its readiness to cope with the Idul Fitri ' exodus, the government held a coordination meeting among the relevant agencies on Friday.
"In general, the meeting concluded that the government is now ready to provide the transportation services for Idul Fitri travelers this year," acting chief economic minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The preparations made included transportation facilities and infrastructures, provision of basic necessaries, fuel, security and the comfortable travel conditions. The focus of the transportation services is given to 10 provinces. All government agencies must therefore be responsible for their respective main duties.
Ministries and other agencies involved included the ministry of public works, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of health, the ministry of informatics and communications, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics office, the Indonesian consumers institute, the organization of land transportation owners and others.
With concerted efforts, the minister is convinced that transportation services this year would be better than that of last year. The president hoped that at least three factors would be met this year, namely security, safety and comfortableness of travelers.
According to Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal, the number of Idul Fitri travelers this year is estimated at 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million will use various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million will use private cars and motor cycles.
In order to accommodate travelers' complaints, Minister Sri Mulyani asked the ministry of informatics and communications to provide an SMS center.
"I asked that the SMS center is made in one number so that travelers who are confused could lodge their complaints, reports or other things with regard to Idul Fitri transportation services," the minister said.
She said that the integrated SMS center was intended to accommodate travelers' complaints or reports that could be responded to immediately by the relevant agencies.
"So far, the transportation ministry has an integrated Idul Fitri transportation command post while the same post also existed with the police. This is confusing," she said. Therefore, she said, one SMS center was enough which would be made public in one or two days ahead.
In the meantime, as part of the efforts to provide security and comfort for travelers, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal inspected the readiness of Lampung province's Rajabasa bus terminal in Sumatra on Sturday.
"We hope that all bus terminal officials will increase cooperation with police in an effort to create security for the travelers," the minister said during his inspection at the terminal.
The minister directly inspected the main terminal of Rajabasa which constitutes the biggest and main inter-city and inter-province bus station for Java and Sumatra in the province of Lampung.
Lampung city police headquarters' chief Senior Commissioner Syauqi Ahmad told the minister that his side guaranteed a good coordination to ensure security for travelers. At least 829 police personnel would be stationed in the field to guard travelers.
Apart from the minister, a group of legislators of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V for transportation affairs also inspected on Saturday the Tanjungkarang train station in Lampung to see its preparations.
Led by Riswan Tony, the legislators directly inspected the facilities and infrastructure of the train station. They also took a look at several train wagons, security posts and health centers which were being prepared to serve home-bound travelers.
"We find that the readiness of the train station in serving passengers is already good enough," Riwan said. PT KA Spokesman for Tanjungkarang Zakaria said that his company had prepared seven additional wagons to anticipate Idul Fitri travelers' exodus next week.
The same preparations were also made at Tanjung Priok bus terminal which constitutes the gateway of those using sea transportation services to Jakarta and other cities in Java. It prepared at least 50 additional inter-city buses to cater for post-fasting month or Idul Fitri travelers.
ML Patikawa, chief of Group I of the Terminal, said the 50 additional buses would be made available in addition to the 150 buses which had been prepared to serve passengers bound for other cities in Java.
On security, Patikawa said the terminal's authorities would tighten security measures. At least 40 police personnel would be deployed, with a health service team of 36 medical personnel, four ambulances and other officials.
As regard to those willing to use air transportation, the government has prepared flight seating capacity at 30 percent in excess of the predicted number of travelers.
According to Director General for Air Transportation Tri Sunoko, about 2.2 million airplane seats had been prepared. The seating capacity is 30 percent more than the number of Idul Fitri travelers expected to use air transportation services, namely 1.6 million.
"So, there will be no problem with airplane seating capacity for Idul Fitri passengers," he said.***4*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/22:50/a014) (T.A014/A/A014/A/A014) 12-09-2009 22:53:44
GOVT READY TO SERVE 27 MILLION IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS
By Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Sept 12 (ANTARA) - In the face of next week's exodus of about 27 million home-bound Indul Fitri travelers, the government said it was now ready to provide services for the revelers with the focus on three main things - security, safety and comfort.
In order to ensure its readiness to cope with the Idul Fitri ' exodus, the government held a coordination meeting among the relevant agencies on Friday.
"In general, the meeting concluded that the government is now ready to provide the transportation services for Idul Fitri travelers this year," acting chief economic minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The preparations made included transportation facilities and infrastructures, provision of basic necessaries, fuel, security and the comfortable travel conditions. The focus of the transportation services is given to 10 provinces. All government agencies must therefore be responsible for their respective main duties.
Ministries and other agencies involved included the ministry of public works, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of health, the ministry of informatics and communications, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics office, the Indonesian consumers institute, the organization of land transportation owners and others.
With concerted efforts, the minister is convinced that transportation services this year would be better than that of last year. The president hoped that at least three factors would be met this year, namely security, safety and comfortableness of travelers.
According to Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal, the number of Idul Fitri travelers this year is estimated at 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million will use various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million will use private cars and motor cycles.
In order to accommodate travelers' complaints, Minister Sri Mulyani asked the ministry of informatics and communications to provide an SMS center.
"I asked that the SMS center is made in one number so that travelers who are confused could lodge their complaints, reports or other things with regard to Idul Fitri transportation services," the minister said.
She said that the integrated SMS center was intended to accommodate travelers' complaints or reports that could be responded to immediately by the relevant agencies.
"So far, the transportation ministry has an integrated Idul Fitri transportation command post while the same post also existed with the police. This is confusing," she said. Therefore, she said, one SMS center was enough which would be made public in one or two days ahead.
In the meantime, as part of the efforts to provide security and comfort for travelers, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal inspected the readiness of Lampung province's Rajabasa bus terminal in Sumatra on Sturday.
"We hope that all bus terminal officials will increase cooperation with police in an effort to create security for the travelers," the minister said during his inspection at the terminal.
The minister directly inspected the main terminal of Rajabasa which constitutes the biggest and main inter-city and inter-province bus station for Java and Sumatra in the province of Lampung.
Lampung city police headquarters' chief Senior Commissioner Syauqi Ahmad told the minister that his side guaranteed a good coordination to ensure security for travelers. At least 829 police personnel would be stationed in the field to guard travelers.
Apart from the minister, a group of legislators of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V for transportation affairs also inspected on Saturday the Tanjungkarang train station in Lampung to see its preparations.
Led by Riswan Tony, the legislators directly inspected the facilities and infrastructure of the train station. They also took a look at several train wagons, security posts and health centers which were being prepared to serve home-bound travelers.
"We find that the readiness of the train station in serving passengers is already good enough," Riwan said. PT KA Spokesman for Tanjungkarang Zakaria said that his company had prepared seven additional wagons to anticipate Idul Fitri travelers' exodus next week.
The same preparations were also made at Tanjung Priok bus terminal which constitutes the gateway of those using sea transportation services to Jakarta and other cities in Java. It prepared at least 50 additional inter-city buses to cater for post-fasting month or Idul Fitri travelers.
ML Patikawa, chief of Group I of the Terminal, said the 50 additional buses would be made available in addition to the 150 buses which had been prepared to serve passengers bound for other cities in Java.
On security, Patikawa said the terminal's authorities would tighten security measures. At least 40 police personnel would be deployed, with a health service team of 36 medical personnel, four ambulances and other officials.
As regard to those willing to use air transportation, the government has prepared flight seating capacity at 30 percent in excess of the predicted number of travelers.
According to Director General for Air Transportation Tri Sunoko, about 2.2 million airplane seats had been prepared. The seating capacity is 30 percent more than the number of Idul Fitri travelers expected to use air transportation services, namely 1.6 million.
"So, there will be no problem with airplane seating capacity for Idul Fitri passengers," he said.***4*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/22:50/a014) (T.A014/A/A014/A/A014) 12-09-2009 22:53:44
Jakarta, Sept 12 (ANTARA) - In the face of next week's exodus of about 27 million home-bound Indul Fitri travelers, the government said it was now ready to provide services for the revelers with the focus on three main things - security, safety and comfort.
In order to ensure its readiness to cope with the Idul Fitri ' exodus, the government held a coordination meeting among the relevant agencies on Friday.
"In general, the meeting concluded that the government is now ready to provide the transportation services for Idul Fitri travelers this year," acting chief economic minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The preparations made included transportation facilities and infrastructures, provision of basic necessaries, fuel, security and the comfortable travel conditions. The focus of the transportation services is given to 10 provinces. All government agencies must therefore be responsible for their respective main duties.
Ministries and other agencies involved included the ministry of public works, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of health, the ministry of informatics and communications, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics office, the Indonesian consumers institute, the organization of land transportation owners and others.
With concerted efforts, the minister is convinced that transportation services this year would be better than that of last year. The president hoped that at least three factors would be met this year, namely security, safety and comfortableness of travelers.
According to Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal, the number of Idul Fitri travelers this year is estimated at 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million will use various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million will use private cars and motor cycles.
In order to accommodate travelers' complaints, Minister Sri Mulyani asked the ministry of informatics and communications to provide an SMS center.
"I asked that the SMS center is made in one number so that travelers who are confused could lodge their complaints, reports or other things with regard to Idul Fitri transportation services," the minister said.
She said that the integrated SMS center was intended to accommodate travelers' complaints or reports that could be responded to immediately by the relevant agencies.
"So far, the transportation ministry has an integrated Idul Fitri transportation command post while the same post also existed with the police. This is confusing," she said. Therefore, she said, one SMS center was enough which would be made public in one or two days ahead.
In the meantime, as part of the efforts to provide security and comfort for travelers, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal inspected the readiness of Lampung province's Rajabasa bus terminal in Sumatra on Sturday.
"We hope that all bus terminal officials will increase cooperation with police in an effort to create security for the travelers," the minister said during his inspection at the terminal.
The minister directly inspected the main terminal of Rajabasa which constitutes the biggest and main inter-city and inter-province bus station for Java and Sumatra in the province of Lampung.
Lampung city police headquarters' chief Senior Commissioner Syauqi Ahmad told the minister that his side guaranteed a good coordination to ensure security for travelers. At least 829 police personnel would be stationed in the field to guard travelers.
Apart from the minister, a group of legislators of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V for transportation affairs also inspected on Saturday the Tanjungkarang train station in Lampung to see its preparations.
Led by Riswan Tony, the legislators directly inspected the facilities and infrastructure of the train station. They also took a look at several train wagons, security posts and health centers which were being prepared to serve home-bound travelers.
"We find that the readiness of the train station in serving passengers is already good enough," Riwan said. PT KA Spokesman for Tanjungkarang Zakaria said that his company had prepared seven additional wagons to anticipate Idul Fitri travelers' exodus next week.
The same preparations were also made at Tanjung Priok bus terminal which constitutes the gateway of those using sea transportation services to Jakarta and other cities in Java. It prepared at least 50 additional inter-city buses to cater for post-fasting month or Idul Fitri travelers.
ML Patikawa, chief of Group I of the Terminal, said the 50 additional buses would be made available in addition to the 150 buses which had been prepared to serve passengers bound for other cities in Java.
On security, Patikawa said the terminal's authorities would tighten security measures. At least 40 police personnel would be deployed, with a health service team of 36 medical personnel, four ambulances and other officials.
As regard to those willing to use air transportation, the government has prepared flight seating capacity at 30 percent in excess of the predicted number of travelers.
According to Director General for Air Transportation Tri Sunoko, about 2.2 million airplane seats had been prepared. The seating capacity is 30 percent more than the number of Idul Fitri travelers expected to use air transportation services, namely 1.6 million.
"So, there will be no problem with airplane seating capacity for Idul Fitri passengers," he said.***4*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/22:50/a014) (T.A014/A/A014/A/A014) 12-09-2009 22:53:44
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