Denpasar, Bali (Antara Bali) - Bali Province will get three additional tsunami sirens from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) this year.
"Bali has six tsunami sirens so far. With the addition of three new sirens, the total number of tsunami sirens in Bali will increase to nine," Head of the Disaster and Crisis Management Center (Pusdalops PB) of Bali Province I. Made Gde Jaya Serataberana stated here on Thursday.
The three sirens will be installed in Serangan Island of Denpasar municipality, Belalang village in Tabanan district, and Seririt Sub-district Office in Buleleng district.
"The other six tsunami sirens are installed in Sunrise Beach Sanur, Tanjung Benoa, Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), Kedonganan, Kuta, and Seminyak," he noted.
The tsunami siren sites will also be equipped with maps and evacuation signs, Serataberana revealed.
"The BNPB, along with the Ministry of Public Works, is building a temporary evacuation site in Serangan. The construction work is 80 percent complete," he said.
Around Rp870 million has been allocated from the Bali local budget (APBD) for the routine maintenance of the six installed sirens.
"The maintenance of the sirens in other provinces is financed by the central government budget. In Bali, the maintenance costs are allocated from the provincial government budget in accordance with the Bali governor's policy," noted Serataberana.
Moreover, the six installed sirens are routinely tested by Pusdalops PB on the 26th of every month, at 10 a.m. WITA, to check whether they are functioning properly.
"We inform the society first, so that they not panic when the alarm is turned on. We hope the people in Bali can be prepared for the possibility of a tsunami," he stated. (WDY)
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"Bali has six tsunami sirens so far. With the addition of three new sirens, the total number of tsunami sirens in Bali will increase to nine," Head of the Disaster and Crisis Management Center (Pusdalops PB) of Bali Province I. Made Gde Jaya Serataberana stated here on Thursday.
The three sirens will be installed in Serangan Island of Denpasar municipality, Belalang village in Tabanan district, and Seririt Sub-district Office in Buleleng district.
"The other six tsunami sirens are installed in Sunrise Beach Sanur, Tanjung Benoa, Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), Kedonganan, Kuta, and Seminyak," he noted.
The tsunami siren sites will also be equipped with maps and evacuation signs, Serataberana revealed.
"The BNPB, along with the Ministry of Public Works, is building a temporary evacuation site in Serangan. The construction work is 80 percent complete," he said.
Around Rp870 million has been allocated from the Bali local budget (APBD) for the routine maintenance of the six installed sirens.
"The maintenance of the sirens in other provinces is financed by the central government budget. In Bali, the maintenance costs are allocated from the provincial government budget in accordance with the Bali governor's policy," noted Serataberana.
Moreover, the six installed sirens are routinely tested by Pusdalops PB on the 26th of every month, at 10 a.m. WITA, to check whether they are functioning properly.
"We inform the society first, so that they not panic when the alarm is turned on. We hope the people in Bali can be prepared for the possibility of a tsunami," he stated. (WDY)
Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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