Good News, Victims Of Flash Floods And North Luwu Landslides Have Lived In New Houses

Good News, Victims of Flash Floods and North Luwu Landslides Have Lived in New Houses

LUWU - Victims of flash floods and landslides in North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi (South Sulawesi) have now occupied Permanent Residential (Huntap) government assistance through BNPB.

The Regent of North Luwu Regency, Indah Putri Indriani said, the presence of Huntap was a sweet synergy and collaboration from all parties.

“I thank you very much. Inputs that come from residents become weapons to be conveyed to the Center. In the Action Plan and Post-Disaster Reconstruction (R3P) document which was prepared with the assistance of BNPB and the PUPR Ministry team, all parties were involved from the Central, Provincial, regional, private sector, including the open community to take part in the post-disaster recovery process. And this is proven by one of our community leaders, Mr. H. Mukaddas who has donated his land for the construction of a special Huntap in Sepakat Village," said Indah after handing over the Huntap Domus to the community.

The first female regent in South Sulawesi emphasized that no one should mess with the disaster management program.

“For that integrity and accountability are fixed prices. So that our residents can see the budget allocated for this building, not even a single rupiah is running anywhere. That's our commitment. I make sure once again that there is not a single rupiah, what is the right of the citizens does not reach the residents because there is no cash term, everything is cashless. It goes directly to the account, and at the same time we support the government's program for financial digitization," said Indah.

After hard work, the house construction can finally be completed. (ist photo)

In the future, Indah said, the local government will also facilitate public infrastructure, facilities and utilities (PSU) at the shelter locations, including the electricity and clean water networks.

"This is just the building that has been completed, not yet the general infrastructure, facilities and utilities (PSU), including the PLN network and clean water. For clean water, the local government will connect and everything is free especially for survivors. If the electricity flow we follow the rules of the PLN. For road access, alhamdulillah, it has passed the pre-verification and hopefully the stipulation will not change for the RR because it is gradual over five years. Once again, thank you for the support of all parties from the Central, Province, to the regions, because no government wants its people to be neglected, only everything is in the process, "explained Indah.

The Regent who was named the Inspirational Woman of Indonesia in 2021 also appreciated the efforts made by PT Sakura Makmur Lestari (Tatalogam Group) which has succeeded in accelerating development beyond the set targets. With the success he has witnessed, it has become a separate reference for local governments to use Domus instant home products in implementing similar programs in the future.

The land that will be set up as a temporary shelter for victims of flash floods in North Luwu. (Photo: IST)

"We appreciate the efforts of PT Sakura Makmur Lestari (Tatalogam Group), in this case for its commitment to accelerate efforts so that the targets we set are not only met, but also faster. Because we know that our residents have not lived at home for a long time due to the condition of the house which is no longer possible to live in. So accelerating the implementation of activities will greatly help our community so that they can be calmer. Therefore, with what we witnessed today, I think this will be a separate reference for local governments and in implementing similar programs in the future," Indah added.

Meanwhile, at the same time, General Manager of Tatalogam Group, Krisna Dewanti explained, 300 units of Huntap Type Cendrawasih were built for flash flood victims in North Luwu, South Sulawesi. The house was completed within 4 months and was immediately handed over to the North Luwu Regency Government.

“We started building last August simultaneously in various regions; Masamba City, Raddha Village, Baloli Village, Sabbang Village, and several other areas spread across several sub-districts. The Huntap development fund comes from BNPB assistance. Today, DOMUS has been handed over to the Regent of North Luwu and directly distributed by the Regent to the community, so that people who still live in rented houses and family homes can immediately occupy their respective aid homes. This is in accordance with the Regent's promise to the community as a new year's gift," explained Krisna, Saturday, January 8.

He added that the DOMUS instant house was designed to be built in a relatively short time. The construction of the Domus House only takes 5-10 days if the land is ready. The installation of the DOMUS instant house is also quite easy so that local people who previously received training and certification can play a role in the development. This is in accordance with the wishes of the Regent of Indah for development projects to empower local communities as workers.

In addition to the speed of construction time and economical prices, Krisna continued, the DOMUS house was also designed with the concept of an Earthquake Resistant House (RTG), as evidenced by the results of laboratory tests from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR). Because it uses a lot of light steel material, the durability of the Domus House building can reach a minimum of 25 years. Thanks to these innovations, the DOMUS Instant Home was recently awarded the 2021 Rintek award from the Ministry of Industry. Domus is considered successful in creating new innovations that can increase productivity and competitiveness.

Previously, it was known that the North Luwu Regency Government continued to encourage the construction of 1,005 permanent housing units (huntap) for victims of the flash flood that hit the area last year. Of the 1,005 temporary shelter units, 50 of them are assistance from the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of South Sulawesi (Sulsel) which was completed and handed over to the community in 2020.