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Prabowo Considers Merging Geological Agency With BMKG

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia could consider merging the Geological Agency with BMKG, which currently operate under separate institutions.
  • He discussed the idea after earthquakes, volcanic activity, forest fires and hazardous haze affected several regions.
  • Prabowo also said the government should significantly increase funding for disaster mitigation.

President Prabowo Subianto has floated merging Indonesia’s Geological Agency with the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency, BMKG, as the country faces a succession of natural disasters.

Later on, we will consider whether the Geological Agency should be integrated with BMKG. But we will discuss this later.

· Prabowo SubiantoThe Indonesian president raised the possibility of merging the two agencies during a disaster-management meeting.

Prabowo raised the possibility during a limited meeting on disaster management at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on September 7. He asked Geological Agency head Lana Saria to work more closely with ministries and state institutions before adding, “Later on, we will consider whether the Geological Agency should be integrated with BMKG. But we will discuss this later.”

The proposal would bring together two institutions that currently operate separately. The Geological Agency falls under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, while Prabowo gave no further details about how an integration might work.

I just want to monitor developments and hear about the current situation.

· Prabowo SubiantoHe described his purpose during the meeting on Indonesia’s concurrent disasters.

The president said Indonesia was dealing with several crises at once, including earthquakes in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, increased activity at Mount Anak Krakatau, forest and land fires, and hazardous haze. “This is our fate as a country located on the Ring of Fire,” he said.

This is our fate as a country located on the Ring of Fire.

· Prabowo SubiantoHe referred to Indonesia’s exposure to earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Prabowo also said recurring disasters should prompt the government to strengthen its response capacity. “This is a lesson for us and the government I lead. The budget allocation for disaster mitigation must be significantly increased,” he said.

This is a lesson for us and the government I lead. The budget allocation for disaster mitigation must be significantly increased.

· Prabowo SubiantoPrabowo called for a major increase in disaster-mitigation funding.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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