East Nusa Tenggara Governor Asks For Landslide Victims In Kupang To Be Relocated

Houses of residents in Kupang NTT affected by landslides (ANTARA)

KUPANG - East Nusa Tenggara Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laikodat is asking residents affected by the landslide in Kupang city to be ready to be relocated to a safe place.

"For residents whose homes are severely damaged and can no longer be used to be ready to be relocated on the land that is being prepared by the local government", he said during a dialogue with victims affected by the landslide in Oebufu Subdistrict, Maulafa Subdistrict, Kupang City, quoted by Antara, Monday, April 12.

Governor Viktor accompanied by Kupang Mayor Jefri Riwu Kore said the Kupang City Government will prepare a location of approximately five hectares for the relocation of the victims.

"While people's homes will be built with funding from the central government through the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)", he said.

Laiskodat asked the Kupang Government to immediately settle the relocation of residents affected by the landslide in Oebufu Village.

Meanwhile, Kupang Mayor Jefri Riwu Kore said he immediately processed the relocation plan of residents affected by natural disasters due to tropical cyclone Seroja in Oebufu Village.

The local government will coordinate with all parties related to the management of the certainty of land ownership that is the place of relocation of the residents.

Jefri said the potential place as a relocation land for residents affected by the disaster is in Manulai 2.

"Kupang City Government will soon complete administrative affairs related to the land to be immediately reported to the central government", he said.

He said more than 475 people affected by the Serjoa Hurricane had to be relocated to the capital of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province.