Jakarta, Sept. 22 -- Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani urged government institutions and policymakers to strengthen disaster mitigation efforts by anticipating periods of high rainfall, drawing lessons from the recent flash flood in Solok, West Sumatra.

She emphasized the need for stakeholders, including the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), to step up preventive measures across the country, including by evaluating the flood-control capacity of existing dams in various regions.

"DPR has repeatedly discussed this matter with BNPB. In fact, our disaster mitigation team has alluded to the need for mitigation efforts," Puan told reporters at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The lawmaker ...