36,285 Families Of Cianjur Earthquake Survivors Can Disburse Funds For Damaged House Assistance Phase IV Tomorrow

The building was damaged by the Cianjur earthquake on Monday, November 21, 2023. (Diah-VOI)

The Cianjur Regency Government (Pemkab) has confirmed that the stimulant aid fund for the construction of houses was damaged due to the phase IV earthquake for 36,285 families (KK) of survivors and can be disbursed tomorrow, Thursday, May 30.

Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman said phase IV aid funds amounting to Rp818.5 billion were already in the account of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and could be disbursed in stages according to the submission.

"The disbursement is adjusted to a request from the Cianjur Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and can be carried out starting Thursday," he said in Cianjur Wednesday, May 29, which was confiscated by Antara.

He explained that the phase IV earthquake stimulant disbursement would be distributed in stages for 36,285 families consisting of 4,457 heavily damaged houses, 4,912 moderate damage, and 26,916 lightly damaged housing units.

The distribution of stimulant funds is different from the previous stage, where BPBD must submit a request to BNPB after a thorough examination is carried out by a technical team including verification.

"After the verification and complete data, BPBD submitted a proposal to BNPB, then it will be re-verified before the funds are transferred to the recipient's account via Bank Mandiri," he said.

He added that the disbursement would be prioritized for survivors who still live in emergency shelters, the number of more than a thousand heads of families spread across a number of sub-districts and for residents whose houses were heavily damaged, they were required to use third parties.

"Development of heavily damaged houses is required to use the services of third parties according to the instructions from BNPB, to ensure that the construction of earthquake-resistant buildings is safe and completed quickly," he said.

His party asked residents who have been able to disburse stimulant assistance from the central government to maintain accountability from the process of disbursing phase IV stimulant funds.