Post-eruption of Mount Merapi eruption affected communities should immediately rise from adversity and fight for the welfare of living so that they can immediately move the economy that has long been stalled.
Disaster after another whack our beloved nation, ranging from annual floods that often hit several regions in Indonesia until the political upheaval that would not go over.
Did not escape disaster befall the city of students, Yogyakarta with the eruption of Mount Merapi, a powerful set up a national disaster. Approaching mid-October of Mount Merapi began showing a significant increase in activity up on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 17:02 Western Indonesia Time. Mount Merapi had erupted.
Enhanced the status of Mount Merapi from Normal became an Alert on September 20, 2010. On October 21, 2010 the status of Merapi to be alert, and then Watch out, starting from October 25, 2010.
National Agency for Disaster prevention (BNPB) released the latest data on the natural disaster. The following data BNPB: to Wednesday (27/10) at 14.30 pm the victim by the eruption of Merapi volcano was recorded as many as 25 people died, 28 people injured were treated at hospitals RSU Muntilan and Klaten. While the number of displaced as many as 41,649 people, with 19,050 souls details Sleman, Magelang regency 10,610 souls, 3621 Boyolali soul and Klaten 8368 soul.
So many of the displaced victims of the eruption of Mount Merapi, which inhabits the post-refugee shelters that have been provided by volunteers. Now with living away from home, they need hope in order to face the current situation. All parties should be able to raise their expectations by providing encouragement and entertainment.
For humans, life is not just a problem eating and drinking. Therefore, in addition to ensuring the fulfillment of the need to eat and drink, refugees should be encouraged to have hope for their future post-evacuation.
Role of Various Parties to Overcome Crisis post-eruption
All parties can play a role in creating expectations. The media, for example, actually have a responsibility to awaken the hope of refugees. In a disaster, the media should be able to provide information to calm the citizens. Media should not further add to the anxiety of citizens with the information provided.
After the hope and spirit strong life already engraved in the minds of each of the refugees now live together with the role of the leaders of the nation's cabinet thought the best option for the future of refugees’ post-eruption Mount Merapi.
According to the Presidential Advisory Council Member of Economics and the Environment Emil Salim said the eruption of Mount Merapi, should be utilized in future for the welfare of the people. "Looking ahead, vomit bowels of the earth since the eruption of Mount Merapi, should be utilized to improve the welfare of the people," said Member of the Presidential Advisory Council in Economics and the Environment Emil Salim in a press conference "International Youth Forum on Climate Change" organized by the Indonesian Youth National Committee ( KNPI) here on Wednesday.
Emil explained many materials bowels of the earth that came out during the eruption of the mountain. "Material that may take the form of sand, silica, lava, crystals and so forth that spewed from the bowels of the earth in large numbers," he said.
This is of course a golden opportunity for refugees to take advantage of valuable assets for their survival. Of course necessary role of various stakeholders to work together to make this all
After coordination and cooperation with authorities other related parties are considered mature, then immediately do the training and socialization skills to manage and process the waste materials are abundant eruption of Mount Merapi in order to improve welfare and standard of living of the refugees.
Government efforts were not limited to only providing social assistance in the form of clothing, food, medicine and food, but also moral and material support member that is needed by the refugees.
To help morale, with fielded the psychologist, motivator, artists and even the leader of our country were immediately intervene directly deal with victims of the eruption of Mount Merapi. Of course, it instantly makes the heart merry and refugees increased the motivation of the refugees so that not just passively wait for a helping hand from donors but revolutionary act intelligently and to mencptakan life a better future.
As for the material assistance are the government’s efforts to replace the cattle the refugees with high prices, created a new temporary shelter and procurement special credit for the displaced victims of Merapi.
Although the refugees as 'spoiled' by the easiness that done by the government but then did not make the refugees lazy to try and work hard to get welfare and eligibility as their shared desire.
Materials eruption of Mount Merapi spewed a massive scale if not utilized optimally will only make losses everywhere. Materials that can be utilized for the welfare of the people and mobilize the local community economy. For example the crystal can be used to make jewelry and household ornaments, silica can be used to make glass and other materials can be developed to drive the economy.
Sand contained in the volcanic material spewed out of volcanoes, including Mount Merapi, is best quality sand for building materials. The volcanic dust is very well used to restore soil fertility.
Volcanology professor, who is also Head of the Center for Disaster Management Studies University of National Development Veteran Yogyakarta, said that the function of volcanic sand is actually the same with ordinary sand. However, the content of silica (SiO), which makes high quality to be very good.
Sand volcanoes best used for water purification. The pattern pointed silica sand makes the ability to absorb the unwanted particles far better than ordinary sand. However, the use of volcanic sand as water purification still requires other materials, such as zeolite and charcoal.
"In the water purifier, the function of volcanic sand just replaces the function of common sand," he said.
Volcanic sand is also very well be used for concrete materials. The pointed end of the silica particles forming a corner. The patterns of angular particles that make bonding with cement sand volcanoes become more powerful.
Common sand has rounded edges so that the strength of its ties with other ingredients in the concrete weaker.
Lecturer and Volcano Geothermal Institute of Technology Bandung, Asnawir Nasution, said that, in addition to silica, sand volcanoes also have iron content (FeO). Iron content of volcanic sand is very good because it has not undergone weathering, so well for building material mixture.
"Sand volcanoes also contain very little clay. In addition to making concrete stronger, at least clays will also improve the durability of concrete and porous concrete to make a lower level, "he said.
In Central Java, Mount Merapi sand into the target, while in West Java, Mount Galunggung sand to be excellent. According Asnawir, Mount Galunggung sand prices could reach Rp 900,000 per truck, while the common sand brought from Garut only priced at Rp 500,000 per truck.
Nutrient
Eko said that volcanic material that can be utilized for only building in the form of sand or gravel. Large-sized material was only found around volcanic eruptions. If you look at the current eruption of Mount Merapi, the sand that can be used predicted only within a radius of 15 kilometers from the summit of Mount Merapi.
Dust material can only be used to enrich the nutrients in the soil. The nutrient content of volcanic material can be used to neutralize the "exhaustion" of land that had been given plenty of inorganic fertilizer.
According Asnawir, volcanic dust functions as a fertilizer is largely determined by the thickness and location. Thick volcanic dust which cannot be used directly because it is still hot and high gas content.
In the case of Mount Galunggung, mountain environments are destroyed by dust only takes one year to turn green again. "Dust to reach distant areas, such as dust Merapi in Bandung, remains difficult to use. Thin dust will be easily carried by rain and wind making it difficult to use, "he said.
Cleaning
Judging from the case of the eruption of Mount Kelud, communities around the mountain has two long brooms that can be used to clean sand and volcanic dust in their homes.
The first broom dipped in water to wet sand enabled so you can easily pulled down. The second is equipped with broom dust container is used to draw the damp material which is above the tile.
Material on the tiles does not be doused with water because it will increase the weight of waste material volcano. Because the load increases, the condition can trigger the collapse of the house. Engineering moisten the material above the tile and use a long broom can be applied in the case of Merapi.
Therefore, if the conditions are normal again pascaerupsi Mount Merapi, then local communities must immediately get up and take advantage of anything that could be developed to drive the economy. This is an opportunity to build for the local community especially the younger generation.
Besides the role of local government was contributing to the natural post-disaster recovery program announced by the central government. Existing problems in the field is when people must leave their homes and become refugees, there is no economic activity is carried out. This resulted They do not have the money to make ends meet.
In regard to the above, the refugees are not in the main post, could escape from logistical assistance. Some post evacuation in Turi district who had visited the volunteers for example, the materials existing logistics they get from the post earlier evacuation. In one place, logistical materials available, but there is no equipment to cook so that when volunteers come to the post evacuation, all refugees do not get to eat until late afternoon.
The need is not just eating, there must be other needs. Then guarantee the needs of their lives through support of living allowance to be important. Moreover, the situation still occurs in the emergency response period which was originally limited to 24 November 2010, has been extended until December 9, 2010.
But starting Friday morning, dated December 3, 2010 09:00 pm hazard status of Mount Merapi in central Java is derived from "alert" to "standby" and the danger area narrowed down to two and a half kilometers from the summit of Merapi to the entire sector that covers the districts of Sleman in Yogyakarta, Magelang district, Klaten and Boyolali in Central Java.
Head of Volcanologist and Geological Hazard Mitigation Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Friday announced a reduction Surono danger status of Mount Merapi in Central Java from the "alert" to "standby".
Post-lowering danger level of Mount Merapi, particularly the communities affected by refugee communities living around the slopes of Mount Merapi began to return to normal activities.
However, the green expanse of rice fields and beautiful landscapes that once stretched, now just limited to mere wishful thinking because they've eaten away by hot clouds of rampant some time ago. Though most of the livelihoods of farming communities is from agriculture, but land where they earn a living was desolate, dry and covered with volcanic ash is still a lot making it difficult to resume agricultural activities such as before Merapi erupt
Shortly after hearing the news that the main source of livelihood of refugees affected communities are no longer had time to think in my mind if one day the wrath of Mount Merapi and the re-eruption of material spewing out in a much larger scale with a range of hot clouds are falling further course makes people's lives slopes of all the activities of suspended animation.
Hopefully wiser government in its attitude and decisions so that none of those who feel aggrieved and refugee-affected communities can move right back to move the economy that has long torpor post-eruption Mount Merapi.
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