Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (Indocement), producer of Tiga Roda cement, in collaboration with the Kotabaru Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), educated the community to strengthen disaster-resilient village (destana) by implementing Hebat Strategy.
Village heads and representatives from nine fostered villages in Kelumpang Hulu and Kelumpang Hilir sub-districts attended the activity held at PT ITP Tarjun Club House.
Head of Kotabaru BPBD Hendra Indrayana here on Wednesday said the Hebat Strategy serves as an important guideline forstrengthening village resilience, including increasing human resources capacity, disaster education, and the establishment of an early warning system a village level.
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“With collaboration like this, we hope that our fostered villages will not only be physically resilient, but also have a social resilience and knowledge in dealing with disaster,” said Hendra.
He noted that synergy between local government and business such as Indocement is a strategic step in building a disaster-aware culture, while stengthening the sustainability of development in the region.
Meanwhile, PT Indocement's management emphasized that this activity is part of the company's CSR in the field of disaster management.
“We are not only focus on infrastructure development, but also on community preparedness so they can protect themselves and their environmentm from the risk of disaster,” said a representative of the company's management.
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From the activity, participants gained understanding about the importance of strengthening village institutions, community-based disaster mitigation, and collaboration between the government, companies, and communities in building resilient and independent villages.
This education activity also reaffirmed Indocement's commitment to supporting the realization of fostered villages that are not only productive, but socially resilient and prepared to face various disaster threats.
