Don't Be Surprised, This Causes Many Houses Are Damaged Due To The Earthquake-Tsunami-Liquifaction In Palu And Sigi Haven't Been Repaired

JAKARTA - A surprising fact was shared by the 2018 Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction task force in Central Sulawesi (Sulteng). They reveal why there are still many damaged houses that have not been fully repaired after the earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction there.

The task force said that many recipients of stimulant funds for repairing houses damaged by the disaster did not use the funds properly. This is one of the reasons why the rehabilitation and reconstruction process after the earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction three years ago in Palu City, Sigi Regency and Donggala has been slow and has not yet been completed.

"When given the stimulant funds, the recipients did not use all of the funds according to their purpose, namely to repair their houses damaged by the disaster," said the Commander of the Central Sulawesi Post-Disaster Rehab Rehab Task Force, represented by the Head of the Territorial Section of the Military Resort Command (Kasiter Korem 132 Tadulako Colonel Infantry H. Rahman). T. Leho, Friday, November 12, quoted from Antara.

In an evaluation meeting on the acceleration of rehabilitation and reconstruction with Committee II of the Regional Leadership Council (DPD) of the Republic of Indonesia at the Central Sulawesi Governor's Office in Palu City, Friday, Rahman stated that the central government aid funds through the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) were actually used by many recipients to meet their needs. others, such as buying nine basic commodities (sembako) and other necessities that should not have used the funds.

"That's why many houses have received stimulant funds, until now they have not been repaired because the funds have been used up to buy other needs. Not all of them are used to repair the house," he said.

He also regretted the attitude of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) in the affected area as the authority that distributed the stimulant funds to recipients who seemed unwilling to bother with the problem.

"When we asked BPBD regarding the issue of using stimulant funds that were not in accordance with their designation, the BPBD replied that the funds had been handed over to the recipient and that it was the responsibility of the recipient," he said.

He hopes that the problem will become a serious concern for all parties concerned so that it can be resolved as soon as possible so that the problem of rehabilitation and reconstruction does not drag on.

He wants the rehabilitation and reconstruction process to run quickly so that people affected by the disaster can return to life and activities as before the earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction disasters occurred.