500 Ton Rice Shipped to West Southeast Maluku
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
SAUMLAKI, LELEMUKU.COM - The Government of West-Southeast Maluku (MTB), Maluku Province has provided 500 tons of rice to replenish the needs of the Tanimbars people.
The MTB Regent, Petrus Fatlolon, said that the govt use 2 warships (KRI) of the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) from Ambon and Surabaya City, East Java Province to load the rice.
"Currently the local government has taken practical steps by bringing two Navy KRI ships. One from Surabaya and one from Ambon to meet the need for rice, "said Petrus at Saumlaki on Tuesday (13/03).
He said KRI Teluk Sampit-515 contains 200 tons of rice from Ambon and KRI Teluk Banten - 516 contain 300 tons of rice from Surabaya.
Through his direction, the Regent of Fatlolon gave a special message to the Head of the newly Ordained Industry, Trade and Labor Agency, Elisabeth I. Werembinan to immediately consolidate with the Saumlaki Naval Command and Channel (Danlanal) Surabaya for the delivery of rice.
"Because in this office there is a significant change of our officials in order to answer the challenge of availability of adequate rice in the regency," he said.
Furthermore the regent also ordered the Head of Food Resilience, Josep Jems Kelwulan and Head of Social Services Juliana Ongirwalu to mutual consolidation So that similar cases do not re-occur and keep the stock of rice in MTB still available.
"In order for the rice the food reserves must be available so that when one day there is shortage again, the food security office immediately release the rice stock in the service as well as the social office to immediately realize, prepare rice raskin that should be allocated for the benefit of the community. To be in Saumlaki City, there should be stock availability in order to ensure there is no shortage of rice in Saumlaki city, "said Bupati.
He also promised to write to the Chief of Staff of the Navy (Kasal), Ade Supandi for the KRI Navy ship can routinely bring rice from Surabaya to Saumlaki City.
"The MTB government will officially appoint to the kasal so that every month there is a Navy KRI routinely dropping rice from Surabaya to Saumlaki, this is to ensure the availability of rice in Saumlaki and MTB regencies in general," promises Fatlolon Regent.
The Regent also reveals the scarcity of rice that occurs not due to the negligence of the Department of Industry, Trade and Labor but due to the delayed transport of sea tolls.
"The condition of rice scarcity that occurs today is not solely due to negligence of friends in the trade and industry but really because of the problem of sea toll transportation that is problematic because the tender is implemented by the central government in this case the ministry of transportation has delayed so that the ship should transport rice from Surabaya to saumlaki also experience delays, "he explained. (LauraSobuber)
