Rusmawan Suwarman
Citarum river tend to overflow during the rainy season and flood in several districts in southern Bandung, including Majalaya. Flooding need to be addressed comprehensively, in by government and society. As a community services program, the Research Groups of Atmospheric Science (Kelompok Keahlian Sains Atmosfir, KKSA) Bandung Institute of Technology took an initiative to contribute to community in Majalaya and surroundings by applying the technology to development of early warning system for floods. The local government and nongovernmental organization (NGO) of Garda Caah are involved in this activities and have already establish a good communication with KKSA. The purpose of this activity is to assist the establishment of an early warning system on the basis of society by implementing it in (i) Installing of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in the area Majalaya (ii) Integrating AWS with information systems, and (iii) providing of training related to how to use of AWS and its provided information, the basic knowledge of meteorology associated with floods, and data usage prediction. This activity is expected to have a direct impact on society who is more responsive to floods and could reduce losses due to flooding. Installation of a single piece of AWS has been carried out SMP KP Ibun, Kecamatan Ibun, Kabupaten Bandung. The AWS is already integrated with the information system and the results of measurements of meteorological parameters can be directly accessed through an integrated information site. The site is contained the integrated information of meteorological conditions, particularly rainfall, which can help Guard Caah as a decision-maker to provide flood early warning system to the society. Counseling and training of the installation, usege, and the information of AWS has been carried out with participants from NGO Guard Caah and Jaga Balai coincided with the installation of AWS. Counseling and training system in the form of a discussion forum with questions and answers about the experience in observing of the rain and cloud formation to flooding and a scientific explanation about it. This extension is an early stage to obtain inputs for further counseling and training materials.
Penerapan Teknologi Tepat Guna, Pelaksanaan Kegiatan Kepedulian Sosial berupa pendidikan/penyuluhan/pendampingan
Citarum river tend to overflow during the rainy season and flood in several districts in southern Bandung, including Majalaya. Flooding need to be addressed comprehensively, in by government and society.