Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has called for disaster response handling in Indonesia to be placed under one unified leadership capable of aligning the steps of ministries, agencies, and regional governments.

"This is a step toward building national readiness in facing disasters, including in areas that need strengthening and more anticipatory measures," Maharani said after a plenary session at the parliamentary complex here on Tuesday.

Maharani said Indonesia's location on the Pacific Ring of Fire requires integrated disaster mitigation and anticipation efforts.

According to her, unified leadership in disaster handling is needed to strengthen national readiness in facing various disaster threa...