SDN Building In Palangka Raya Collapses, PUPR Service Involves Expert Team From Academics And Consultants To Investigate

A group of members of Commission C DPRD Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, inspects a collapsed building at the SDN 14 Palangka complex (Photo: Adi Wibowo/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Office of Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) of Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan Province, investigated the cause of the collapse of several buildings in the Palangka 14 State Elementary School (SDN) complex on Sunday, January 9. "We involved a team of experts consisting of academics, consultants and construction experts to investigate the cause of the collapse of a number of buildings at SDN 14," said Head of the Settlement Development Division of the Palangka Raya PUPR Service, Arif Fathuddin in Palangka Raya, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, January 11. due to flooding. Moreover, this year the area often floods and the current is quite heavy. However, a deeper investigation is still being carried out," he said.

After reviewing the cause of the collapse of the school building, he explained, the PUPR Service would provide recommendations regarding further handling of the school building. "He said. Head of Elementary School Development Rachmad Winarso previously explained that the building that collapsed at the SDN 14 Palangka complex was built in 2016. The public elementary school building is made of wood. The school rooms are built on a swamp with wooden supports. The building that collapsed on Sunday (9/1) consisted of three classrooms and one toilet.