Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will soon distribute maps on natural disaster-prone locations in the country nation-wide to facilitate the implementation of mitigation and rehabilitation programs in those places, Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah has said.
"Besides, the government will also issue various regulations on comprehensive disaster management. The National Coordination Agency for Surveys and Mapping (Bakorsurtanal) will make the maps," he said here Saturday.
He also said school students should be taught what to do in an emergency like an earthquake or fire.
Meanwhile, deputy for empowerment and science promotion to the Research and Technology Minister Idwan Suhardi stressed the need for efforts to educate the public about natural disasters.
The government should launch public training program on natural disasters so that people would become more aware of them and how to manage their impact, he said.
Fauzi said earthquake-prone areas in Indonesia were the western coast of Sumatra, the southern coast of Java, and the region stretching from East Nusatenggara (NTT) to North Sulawesi which shares a border with the Philippines.
Indonesia is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" which is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activities.
An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale in West Sumatra and Bengkulu provinces last Wednesday evening was the latest temblor that rattled Indonesia.
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