Social Minister Establishes Social Barn In Disaster Resilient Village In Bogor

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini handed over assistance to residents affected by flooding at the Villa Nusa Indah 2 Housing, Bojongkulur Village, Gunungputri, Bogor Regency, West Java, Friday (18/2/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Kemensos)

JAKARTA - Social Minister Tri Rismaharini will build a social granary in the Disaster Resilient Village in Bojongkulur Village, Gunungputri, Bogor Regency, West Java, where the location was affected by flooding due to the overflowing of the Cileungsi River.

When reviewing the flood location at the Villa Nusa Indah 2 Housing, Bojongkulur Village, Gunungputri, Bogor Regency, West Java, Risma said the existence of the barn could be conditioned when communication access or access to disaster-prone locations was cut off.

"We will build a granary, but it can also be placed in the Disaster Resilient Village, such as in some areas," said Risma as quoted by Antara from a written statement, Friday, February 18.

Therefore, Risma will communicate with the Head of the Regional Disaster Development Agency and the Regent of Bogor Regency to immediately establish a Disaster Resilient Village in the flood-prone area.

In accordance with operational standards and procedures, apart from the construction of a social granary, the Disaster Resilient Village will also facilitate residents who need a centralized isolation room for COVID-19 quarantine during a natural disaster.

Floods hit Villa Nusa Indah Housing 1 and 2 as a result of heavy rains upstream and caused the Cileungsi River to overflow. The overflow was reported to have reached a height of 130 to 160 centimeters. Floods in Gunung Putri Sub-district also had an impact on neighboring areas, namely Pondok Gede Permai (PGP) Housing, Jatiasih, Bekasi City.

In addition, floods and landslides also occurred in Baros District, Sukabumi City, which caused physical damage to buildings and resulted in the death of an elderly person.

Social Minister Risma's entourage visited Sukabumi City to provide assistance to flood and landslide victims.

For disaster victims in Bogor, the Ministry of Social Affairs handed over logistical assistance in the form of 600 packages of children's food, 1,000 packages of ready-to-eat food, 300 packages of baby clothes, 400 packages of adult clothes, 200 rolls of tents, 2 family multipurpose tents, 100 mattresses, and side dishes. ready to serve 2,000 packages, velbed 10 units, mattresses 200 sheets, bottled drinking water 50 boxes, kids ware 100 packages, blankets 200 sheets, rubber boat 3 units, boat equipment 3 sets, and buoys 10 units.

For flood victims in the city of Bekasi, the Ministry of Social assistance is in the form of 300 packages of children's food, 100 packages of ready-to-eat food, 100 packages of baby clothes, and 100 packages of adult clothes. Further assistance was 100 sheets of rolled tents, 100 sheets of blankets, 100 units of mattresses, 1,000 packages of ready-to-eat side dishes, 10 units of velbed, 100 packages of mattresses, 20 boxes of bottled drinking water, and 50 packages of kids ware.

Then the disaster victims in Sukabumi City were given assistance in the form of 900 packages of ready-to-eat food, 420 packages of children's food, 1,000 packages of ready-to-eat side dishes, 200 packages of kids ware, 200 packages of adult clothes, and 100 rolls of tents. Other assistance included 200 blankets, 100 mattresses, 10 velbeds, 100 packs of mattresses, 30 boxes of bottled drinking water and 100 packs of baby diapers.