East Java Allocates Rp 100 Billion for Drought Relief Funds
17 September 2017 11:32 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Sidoarjo - East Java Provincial Government has prepared Rp 100 billion of budget as funds to handle emergencies such as drought that hit a number of areas in the province.
East Java Deputy Governor Saifullah Yusuf on Saturday (16/9) said that the funds were prepared in the event of emergency one of which is drought in several regions in East Java.
"Every year we prepare the funds, and the emergencies do not use up all of the allocated funds. This indicates that emergencies in East Java can still be handled well," he said in Sidoarjo.
He expressed that provincial government has maintained intensive communication with regency authorities that face drought in their respective regions to determine the right measures to deal with drought.
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