BNPB: Controlling Buildings By The Governor Of West Java Must Be Consistent

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has considered positively efforts to control buildings in forest areas infiltration of water to minimize the impact of flood disasters such as that of the Governor of West Java (Jabar) Dedi Mulyadi in the Puncak area, Bogor, but must be carried out consistently.

"The control is carried out to restore the function of water absorption in the upstream (Bogor) area. If this control can be consistent, in the next 10 years the disaster situation will not be as severe as it is today," said Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari as reported by ANTARA, Monday, March 10.

According to him, if such efforts do not start now, then they will become a source that contributes greatly to natural disaster conditions such as landslides, not only in the upstream area, which in this case is the Puncak area but also downstream, namely Jakarta, Bekasi, Depok, Tangerang and so on.

Referring to the data previously reported by BNPB on Tuesday (4/3), the number of flood victims in Bogor, West Java was 381 families or 1,399 residents.

Floods also affected Jakarta, with a minimum number of 485 families or 1,446 people and as many as 224 housing units in Rawajati Village, South Jakarta which were flooded with a water level of 50 centimeters - 1.5 meters.

Then in Depok City, West Java, floods hit 19 locations, including the banks of the East Branch River, overflowing West Mampang Branch River, overflowing Situ Pengarengan, behind Depok Town Square (Detos), Mutiara Depok Housing, PGRI Pasir Putih Housing, Taman Duta Housing, Bukit Cengkeh, Rini Jaya Pondok Jaya, Jalan Raya Juanda.

Floods in Bekasi City with a height of 3-4 meters resulted in 61,000 families affected from seven sub-districts starting from East Bekasi District, North Bekasi, South Bekasi, Medan Satria, Jatiasih, Pondok Gede, and Rawalumbu. In addition, the flood also submerged six sub-districts in Bekasi Regency, West Java starting from Cibarusah, Serang Baru, Setu, North Cikarang, Cibitung, and North Tambun with thousands of people affected.

Then floods in Tangerang Regency hit six sub-districts, including Pagedangan, Teluk Naga, Legok, Tigaraksa, Panongan, and Jambe, with water levels ranging from 50 centimeters to one meter. The number of victims affected is estimated at 3,000 residents.

"Well, if the control is carried out massively, and we can restore the function of the upstream area as an infiltration area, then we can hope that many, 3-5 years the situation can change significantly," said Abdul Muhari.

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi targets the demolition of unlicensed buildings in Puncak, Cisarua, Bogor Regency, to be completed before Eid al-Fitr 1446 Hijri, including the Peak Hibisc Fantasy tourist spot.

Dedi received information that the Hibisc Fantasy Puncak Building Approval Permit (PBG) was only about 4,800 square meters. However, in the field, the construction of the tourist area reached 15,000 square meters.

The tourist attractions managed by BUMD for West Java Province, PT Jasa and Tourism only have permits for 14 buildings, while there are 25 buildings that have not obtained permits so that they are demolished.