By Budi Santoso
The number of displaced victims of the eruption of Mount Merapi continues to grow, especially after the danger zone extended to 20 km. Based on the data, the number of refugees in Central Java and Yogyakarta (DIY) reached 150,000 people.
The amount is derived from Klaten 25,000 people, 30,000 people Boyolali district, Magelang regency 50,000 people, 5,000 people Magelang, and Sleman 40,000 people. The refugees are scattered at various points of the refugee camps.
Residents in the vicinity of Mount Merapi continued to visit the refugee camps,especially in urban areas are considered more to provide security. In addition to itsown awareness, evacuation team also encourages residents to leave the disaster-prone areas of Merapi.
The government spends $ 9 billion dollars for the refugees of Mount Merapi. If theIndex side dishes for each refugee is budgeted Rp4.000 per one meal, then whenthe government should provide assistance to returning refugees?
First we will calculate the average expenditure for the needs of people displacedside dishes in one day: 3 X 4,000 = 12,000 rupiah
Total expenditure for the 150,000 refugees are:
12000X150000 = 1.8 billion dollars
So if the government allocated 9 billion dollars aid fund will be depleted for five days.So the government should provide more assistance seiap 5 days.
