IT is clear that the government does not have a comprehensive strategy to deal with the mudflow in Sidoarjo. Last week, the government decided to extend the life of the National Mudflow Relief Team by one month, and will only then establish a permanent body.

Preparations to set up a permanent body to replace the National Team set up by the President in 2006 should have started months ago. If they had, as soon as the National Team’s period came