Minister Basuki's Office Quickly Builds Thousands Of Type 36 Houses For Affected Residents Of Semeru

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has accelerated the completion of the construction of permanent housing (huntap) for communities affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang Regency, East Java.

"The construction of special shelter houses is one of the government's efforts to restore the post-disaster damage from the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang Regency, East Java, which occurred in December 2021. The hunting house built is a type 36 house in Sumbermujur Village, Candipuro District," said the Director General of Housing at the Ministry of Housing. PUPR Iwan Suprijanto, Saturday 5 March quoted from Antara.

There are as many as 1,951 temporary stages, the construction process has begun since January 2022 with a budget of around Rp. 350.55 billion. Using Simple Healthy Instant House (Risha) technology which has a knock down construction so that it can be built quickly.

Iwan explained that the prospective residents of the temporary shelters had been determined by name per address by the Lumajang Regency Government.

Currently, he continued, approximately 1,154 units have been handled, 800 units of which Risha panels have been installed, and about 200 of them have been covered with roofs.

"According to the direction of the Vice President when visiting the location, it is hoped that before Eid al-Fitr, the community will be able to occupy this Huntap," said the Director General of Housing, Ministry of PUPR.

Iwan expressed his hope that the shelter, which has been equipped with public and social facilities, could provide the greatest benefit to affected residents who can occupy and care for them properly.

In addition, reconstruction in disaster-affected areas will not only rebuild damaged houses, but the houses built are expected to be of better quality and safer than before.

The construction of the temporary shelter was carried out by the Directorate General of Housing, Ministry of PUPR together with BUMN Karya, namely PT Brantas Abipraya and PT Hutama Karya.

The Huntap built is a type 36 house and will be used to relocate residents affected by the eruption from seven villages in Lumajang Regency, namely Sumbersari Village, North Kebondeli Village, South Kebondeli Village, Koboan Curah Village, Gumukmas Village, Kamarkajang Village, and Kajar Kuning Village.

In addition to temporary shelter buildings, the relocation area will also be equipped with other facilities to accommodate the daily activities of residents, such as public facilities, mosques, schools, sports facilities, fields, green open spaces (RTH) and markets, and burial sites.

In addition, the Ministry of PUPR will also build a clean water installation sourced from the Tunggeng River with a service target of 2,000 housing units and reforestation in the form of bamboo forests.