Thirty Disaster-Prone Villages Receive Ambulances
Friday, 13 November, 2009 | 14:32 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Lumajang: A total of 30 villages prone to disaster in the Lumajang Regency will receive ambulances in 2010.

The Lumajang Regency Government and Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) at present is holding a discussion about this project.

Lumajang's regency secretary, Abdul Fatah Ismail, said today (13/11) that the ambulances are prioritized for villages that are located far from cities.

This project is allocated already in the 2010 regional budget. “We have selected which villages that will receive the ambulances,” said Fatah.

The ambulances will become property of the villages. “Each village will be responsible for the maintenance,” he said.

Fatah is optimistic that the village will be able to do this. “The ambulances will not be used every day,” he said.

Based on information gathered by Tempo, many villages in Lumajang are prone to disasters, especially those located in the ravine of mount Semeru.

DAVID PRIYASIDHARTA