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President Joko Widodo when reviewing the post-landslide management on Monday, at Sukajaya sub-district, Bogor, West Java, said that the government is preparing plant seedlings for landslide-affected areas in the region. President Joko Widodo also said that the utilization of these plants will increase public awareness of the environment and reduce the impact of landslides. To date, the government has planted as many as 13 thousand vetiver seedlings in Sukajaya. The planting has been carried out on an area of 1.8 hectares. Besides vetiver plants, the government also planted a number of other plant seeds such as durian and sengon which can be used economically by the communities. Therefore, president Joko Widodo hoped this efforts can reduce the potential of landslide disasters and provides economic benefits.

"We do not only do a physical approach in places where floods and landslides occur, but also related to vegetative. So it does not interfere and damage the existing system. For example in this Sukajaya prone region. The first stage we prepare approximately for 92 thousand plants, including plants that benefit the economic side. There are also plants that have function for ecological improvement and ecosystem improvement, namely vetiver, lemongrass which has 3-5 meters long roots. So we hope, with these two approaches we can solve the flood and landslides" President said. 

In addition to aiding the Sukajaya people of Bogor, West Java, President Joko Widodo said that the government is also paying attention to other regions which are prone to natural disasters, by emphasizing planting tree seedlings asanticipatory steps.  According to the president, in 2020, the government has budgeted 1.9 trillion rupiah for disaster prevention efforts throughout Indonesia. In addition to observing development efforts in landslide affected locations, President Joko Widodo also planted vetiver plant seeds together with the local people//Ndy/trs-yati