Kupang Mayor: 475 Houses Affected By Landslide Will Be Relocated

Kupang Mayor Jefriston Riwu Kore reviews landslide site (ANTARA)

KUPANG - Kupang Mayor Jefriston Riwu Kore says 475 homes in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara will be relocated. Relocation is done because it is in a location prone to floods and landslides.

"There are 475 units of houses that will be relocated to avoid the impact of floods and landslides in the future," he said, in Kupang City, as quoted by Antara, Monday, April 12.

He said the relocation relates to the handling of the impact of tropical cyclone Seroja in Kupang, especially the relocation plan of residents living in watersheds.

Jefri said his government had held a meeting on Sunday, April 11, on the relocation plan and had checked the location for the relocation of residents.

The great opportunity of the relocation location, he continued, is on land owned by the city government in the Manulai region.

"Hopefully the decision letter can be released today to be sent to the Central Government immediately, he said.

Jefri said, to avoid problems in the future his government will make several efforts immediately, one of which is accurate data collection.

The next step the city government will take is to bring together residents who will be relocated to make sure they want to move to the relocation site.

"Yesterday we met with them all and they said verbally okay. So we will also ask them to make a written statement so that there are no protests in the future," he said.