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Collaborating with Many Parties, the Lebaran Backflow Strategy is Ready

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By cooperating with many relevant stakeholders, the Government of Indonesia and various other institutions and ministries are continuing to prepare strategies for implementing the 2023 Eid return flow. All of these strategies, starting from the provision of infrastructure to other operations, are stated to be very well prepared to create order and the smooth flow of homecoming.

The Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Basuki Hadimuljono stated that his party had prepared all support regarding infrastructure to support the smooth flow of homecoming during Eid in 2023.

Some of the things that the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has done are improving and adding to a number of infrastructure such as road widening, adding rest areas to functional toll road operations.

Regarding the addition of the rest area, Minister Basuki explained that the total will be around 20 hectares for the homecoming and return flows of Eid. But in the meantime, it is likely that around 2 (two) hectares can be prepared and the number will certainly continue to be added.

In addition, other infrastructure, namely that there are already toilets and it is also possible that a Pertamina mobile will also be provided, to support refueling public vehicles but in a more practical manner as well as other infrastructure.

The existence of a number of functional toll roads prepared by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI), is expected to be able to also support the smooth flow of homecoming until the return flow later. This is in accordance with the direct direction of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to the Minister of PUPR to be able to take advantage of all functional toll roads.

It is not only functional toll roads that are functioning optimally, but Minister Basuki also emphasized that his party has also functioned national roads. The government will also provide discounted rates on toll roads 2 (two) days before and 2 (two) days after joint holidays on several toll roads in Java and Sumatra. For toll roads in Java itself, it has been agreed that there will be as much as 20% (percent) discount for certain dates.

Furthermore, he explained that in homecoming trips that are carried out and have become a tradition in Indonesia, there are usually 3 (three) important things to focus on, namely regarding the infrastructure, then the regulations and how they behave. These three things determine the success of going home and the return flow that will occur later.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub RI) also continues to intensify coordination with stakeholders ahead of the start of the homecoming and return flow period in this 2023 Eid.

The Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi revealed that his party really wanted to be able to make a good impression on the implementation of homecoming and return flows on this year’s Eid. Of course, he added, there would be a spike in movement in society with high numbers and everything was prepared to the maximum.

Coordination carried out by the Ministry of Transportation itself is with many parties, namely with the Ministry of PUPR, the Police, Jasa Marga, transportation operators and other related parties. According to Budi Karya, all of these coordinations have been going well. In fact, members of Commission V of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) rated the coordination that was carried out well.

It should be noted that the proposal to advance joint leave days, namely from 19 to 25 April 2023, has indeed been approved. Therefore, the community is expected to be able to travel back and forth much earlier because there is indeed longer time before the H-day of Eid, so this is expected to reduce the density of vehicles on a certain day if the schedule for joint leave is too close to the H-day of Eid.

The Minister of Transportation then said that his party had mapped out crucial points that had the potential to become problems if they were not handled properly. In addition, to be aware of the surge in travelers using motorbikes, he appealed to the public to be able to take advantage of the free homecoming program provided by the Government of Indonesia, the private sector and other parties.

On the other hand, the Chairperson of Commission V DPR RI, Lazarus said that indeed the Ministry of Transportation continues to improve cross-sectoral coordination with stakeholders on many things, namely increasing supervision and ensuring the operational feasibility of transportation facilities in all modes, as well as increasing supervision on transportation fares in all modes of transportation.

A number of anticipatory steps have been prepared in the land sector, including traffic management and engineering at intersections and road sections, both toll and non-toll roads, limiting the transport of mineral goods, mining materials and building materials, adding rest areas, and ensuring availability of fuel supply.

The Lebaran return flow strategy is very well prepared. Everything has been prepared by the Government of Indonesia from various agencies and ministries and even continues to improve their coordination and integration. The reason is, indeed by cooperating with many parties, the success and smooth return of Eid 2023 will be realized.

)* The author is an alumnus of FISIP Unair

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