The Bali Regional Police organized a big safety operation, named “2023 Grand Candle Operation,” at Puputan Margarana Niti Mandala Renon Field at Denpasar on Thursday, December 21, 2023.
This initiative is in preparation for the anticipated inflow of vacationers throughout the Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024 celebrations.
According to Authorities at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, it’s anticipated that roughly 1.09 million passengers will journey by means of the airport throughout this festive season from December nineteenth to January third. This represents a 20% enhance from the earlier 12 months, when the airport noticed round 909,143 passengers. The rise in traveler numbers underscores Bali’s rising reputation and the rebound in tourism actions.
Bali Police Chief, Inspector General Ida Bagus Kd Putra Narendra, SIK, M.Si, acknowledged the surge in vacationers and outlined the measures put in place to deal with potential disruptions. These embrace visitors jams, gasoline shortages, primary commodities, pure disasters, and terrorist threats.
To particularly counter the chance of terrorism, the police have deployed numerous items, together with these from the General Criminal Investigation Directorate, Special Criminal Investigation, Intelligence, and the Mobile Brigade’s Gegana Wanteror Unit.
The Bali Regional Police have coordinated with numerous companies, deploying a complete of 1,600 National Police and a couple of,700 cross-sectoral personnel. The purpose is to make sure a conducive setting for vacationers in Bali and to pre-emptively tackle any threats or disturbances.
Furthermore, to handle visitors congestion, particularly in areas with important vacationer exercise like Kuta and Badung, extra personnel have been assigned. These officers will deal with visitors engineering and administration in areas identified for slender lanes and restricted various routes, similar to Atlas, Petitenget, Berawa, and Uluwatu.
The technique consists of diverting visitors and implementing open and closed visitors techniques as wanted, coupled with organizing and socializing these adjustments to the general public.