Pertamina Leave Compensation To Communities Affected By Dumai Refinery Fire

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JAKARTA - PT Refinery Pertamina Internasional (PT KPI) Refinery Unit (RU) Dumai handed over compensation to communities affected by the Dumai refinery fire that occurred on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

The verification and appraisal process itself was carried out by the Public Appraisal Service Office (KJPP) which was appointed to act independently accompanied by a joint forum from PT KPI RU Dumai, Kodim 0320, Dumai Police, Kejari, Camat, Lurah, LPMK and community leaders.

Area Manager Communication, Relations, & CSR RU Dumai, Agustiawan, explained that the compensation value for repairing affected residents' houses was in accordance with the results of the verification and appraisal that had been carried out.

"The compensation value has also been mutually approved by the Mayor of Dumai, Dumai Police, Kodim 0320, Kejari, Camat, Lurah, LPMK, and community leaders who attended the Friday 14 April Meeting," Agustiawan explained to the media, Tuesday, April 18.

The ceremony for the delivery of social impact compensation was also attended by the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission VI, Jon Erizal, General Manager of PT KPI RU Dumai, Didik Subagyo, Assistant II for Economic Affairs and Development of the Dumai City Secretariat, Syahrinaldi, S.Sos, M.Si, Kodim 0320, Dumai Police, East Dumai Sub-district Head, Tanjung Palas Village Head, and Dumai Branch BRI Bank.

Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission VI, Jon Erizal, in his remarks also expressed his appreciation for the quick work of PT KPI RU Dumai in dealing with social impacts in society.

"PT KPI RU Dumai must be close to the community so that people are friendly with PT KPI RU Dumai. We must support each other so that this recovery effort can be completed immediately," he said.

The process of providing compensation for this social impact is given in the form of a BRI Bank account where the funds will be transferred to the account later. This activity will take place from Monday 17 April to Tuesday 18 April.

"The process of distributing account books has been arranged in such a way that it can take place in an orderly and orderly manner," he concluded.