"I assure you that the government will take action to relocate those in danger areas, to provide assistance to farmers whose lands have been affected, and give reasonable services to people displaced at makeshift shelters," the president announced during the opening of a special meeting at Kabanjahe refugee camp in Tanah Karo district.
The head of state noted that once the decision is taken, the center, provincial and district governments will take necessary action to carry out their respective task and responsibility.
"After the decision is taken, the time frame will be drafted for the comprehensive handling," he remarked.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for North Sumatra on Thursday morning to visit victims of the ongoing Mount Sinabung eruptions as part of his two-day working visit in the province.
There, the President inspected a number of evacuee camps through the day and spent the night at one of the camps.
Yudhoyono, on Wednesday night, had offered a number of solutions to handle victims of the volcanos eruptions.
Earlier, on Wednesday, head of the North Sumatra communication and information office Jumsadi Damanik confirmed that the President was scheduled to arrive at the Soewondo military base in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan at 9 a.m. local time.
Later, he was to head straight to Karo district for dialogs with evacuees.
The head of state will return to Medan on Friday at 8 a.m. In Medan, he will be put up at JW Marriot Hotel where he is expected to perform Friday prayers.
On Friday evening, the President will inspect Kualanamu Airport where he is expected to plant a sapling.
The President and his entourage will return to Jakarta on Saturday morning.
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