The land, which is located in Sirnagalih village, Cilaku sub-district, Cianjur district, will be used to relocate earthquake victims from several villages in Cugenang sub-district.
Director general for housing at the ministry Irwan Suprijanto said that the construction of houses on the 2.4-hectare land will be carried out by the Ministry of PUPR, which has prepared service providers to carry out the work.
"For the relocation land, it has been verified with the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) regarding its safety. The relocation site is free from earthquake epicenter fault. The condition of the soil, rocks, and other elements in the Sirnagalih village relocation area is safe for housing construction," Suprijanto informed in Cianjur district on Friday.
Moreover, he noted that the Cianjur district government has said that the relocation land lies in a residential zone, not a green zone, where the construction of buildings or housing is banned.
His party has also ensured the availability of water, electricity, access, and the possibility of building the housing units in the near future.
"The district head has issued a location determination decree; this is the basis for identifying the location plan that can accommodate 200 housing units and their facilities. We have prepared service providers to carry out rapid construction," he informed.
Suprijanto said that the first stage of the housing construction, namely land measurement, was carried out two days ago, in accordance with the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP) Head Regulation Number 13 of 2018 related to disaster mitigation, which stipulates that the appointed service provider must carry out the house construction work immediately.
The work will be continued following land clearing, which is expected to be completed on December 3, 2022.
Moreover, the earthquake-resistant housing components have also been prepared at the location with the help of the simple healthy instant house (RISHA) technology.
He informed that 25 units of RISHA have been prepared at the location and are ready to be established.
On November 21, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Cianjur district, West Java, at 1:21 p.m. local time. It was centered 10 kilometers (km) southwest of the district at a depth of 10 km. It did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.
According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), as of December 1, the number of people who have died in the quake has reached 329, while the number of injured has been recorded at 595. Of the injured, 59 people have been hospitalized with severe injuries. The disaster has also forced 114,683 people to flee their homes.
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