A Month Has Passed, It Seems That Cluster Visalia Residents Still Need More Time To Change Their Loss Due To The Cheap Gud Explosion

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of West Java (Jabar) Bey Machmudin said efforts to compensate for damaged houses in Cluster Visalia due to the explosion of the Regional Munisi/Amuniciary Warehouse (Gud cheap) Kodam Jaya Ciangsana, Bogor Regency, still needed time.

He said compensation for damage to houses in Cluster Visalia, Cibubur Tourism City must go through a deal mechanism first.

"For the Visalia Cluster, it has not been handled because special handling is needed, and there needs to be an agreement and an accountable implementation mechanism, not contrary to the Unexpected Expenditure (BTT) rule," Bey told the media crew, Wednesday, May 8.

Houses in Cluster Visalia suffered damage to the impact of the cheap Gud explosion on March 31, 2024. It has been a month since the incident, the compensation effort has not been realized.

Bey said the compensation effort was prioritized for houses in the affected villages around the blast site.

"Regarding the explosion of the cheap Guddam Jaya in Ciangsana, Bogor Regency, what is prioritized is the affected village community, because community groups (Pokmas) can directly do it," said Bey.

Bey admitted that he had instructed the Regional Secretary of West Java Province Herman Suryatman to move quickly to coordinate with related parties to resolve efforts to compensate houses affected by the Gud cheap explosion.

"I have ordered the West Java Provincial Secretary to immediately coordinate and find the best solution to deal with and resolve this problem," he said.

The estimated renovation of house repairs that were damaged by the cheap Gud explosion was said to be around Rp. 30-40 million with varying amounts.

There were a total of 94 heads of families whose houses were damaged due to the cheap Gud explosion.