Lumajang Regent Targets Cleaning Of 40 Hectares Of Relocation Land For Residents Affected By The Semeru Eruption

LUMAJANG - The Regent of Lumajang Thoriqul Haq targets the clearing of the relocation land for residents affected by the hot clouds of Mount Semeru to reach 40 hectares so that the land can be started to build temporary shelters.

"Now on progress, leveling and structuring is carried out to be used as relocation land, now 25 hectares have been leveled and our target is 40 hectares tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," he said, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 23.

According to him, the acceleration of the construction of temporary housing was carried out by the Lumajang Regency Government together with the Semeru Task Force (Satgas) led by Danrem 083/Baladika Jaya Colonel Inf Subekti.

"The acceleration is carried out so that the refugees will immediately occupy their homes and return to normal life after the hot cloud disaster and the eruption of Mount Semeru," he said.

The regent, who is usually called Cak Thoriq, wants the community to immediately move to temporary housing that will be built, so they can carry out normal activities as usual.

Meanwhile, regarding the construction of permanent housing, Cak Thoriq said the Lumajang Regency Government would carry out the construction in the same location and the construction of permanent housing itself would be carried out by the central government through the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

"Now in the process of updating the data so that later the data that we send there will be no errors," he said.

There are two locations that will be used as residential relocation sites for residents affected by the Mount Semeru APG, namely in Sumbermujur Village, Candipuro District and Oro-oro Ombo Village in Pronojiwo District.

"The two locations were chosen with various considerations, namely security conditions, supporting facilities for basic needs and land area," he said.

Cak Thoriq said the Lumajang Regency Government plans to build new settlements for residents affected by the Mount Semeru disaster using the smart village concept.

The Lumajang Regency Government has also held a dialogue with representatives of the community affected by the Mount Semeru disaster at the Candipuro District Office to convey the stages of relocation and many opinions were expressed, one of which was that some residents wished not to be relocated in Sumbermujur Village.