Earthquake Resistant Houses From BNPB In Pamoyanan Bogor Ready To Be Occupied In April

The process of building earthquake-resistant houses in Pamoyanan Village, Bogor City, West Java. (ANTARA/Shabrina Zakaria)

The earthquake-resistant house built by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in Pamoyanan Village, Bogor City, West Java, is ready to be inhabited in April.

The Head of the Bogor City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Hidayatullah, said that currently 38 units of earthquake-resistant houses are still in the construction process.

"It's still in the construction process, yes, it's not (completed) yet. Yesterday the Head of BNPB was also monitoring there. So hopefully the target is April information can be occupied," Hidayatulloh said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 26.

After the construction is completed in March, there will be a symbolic inauguration by the Head of BNPB and the Mayor of Bogor in April. Then the dozens of housing units will be occupied by 38 heads of families (KK) who are victims of disasters from the Kelurahan Empang, Lawangggintung, and Batutulis.

The families who will occupy the 38 housing units have been stated in the Bogor Mayor's Decree (SK) regarding the list of recipients of permanent housing development assistance for victims of floods and landslides in the Bogor City area.

This permanent residential area (huntap) will have sports field facilities that can be used by local residents. In addition, the 38 housing units will also be equipped with electrical and water installations.

"Yes (equipped with electricity and water). We have requested communication with PDAM, PLN, so that the installation can be installed immediately while running," he said.

In addition, said Hidayatulloh, around this permanent residential location there are also several elementary schools. So that later the children who live in earthquake-resistant houses can join the existing schools.

"There is a Ciranjang Elementary School, there is a school there. Join the existing school. So the school joins local residents," he said.

Dozens of housing units were built on an area of 7,000 square meters using the BNPB Ready-to-Use Fund (DSP) for the 2024 fiscal year amounting to IDR 4.3 billion.

The house, which is named Rhodas or earthquake-resistant, is intended for residents affected by landslides in Bogor City in March 2023.