Head Of National Disaster Management Agency Ensures Acceleration Of Semeru Huntara-Huntap Development

LUMAJANG - Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General of Indonesian Army (TNI) Suharyanto, ensured the acceleration of construction of temporary housing (Huntara) and permanent housing (Huntap) for residents affected by the Mount Semeru disaster by reviewing the progress of construction in Sumbermujur Village, Lumajang Regency, East Java.

The presence of the Head of BNPB in the review was to ensure the acceleration of the transition program or transition from the emergency response period to rehabilitation and reconstruction which is a form of the central government's attention in the context of recovery for communities affected by the Mount Semeru hot cloud disaster (APG) that occurred on December 4, 2021.

"As the institution responsible for disaster management, we will hold a coordination meeting with the temporary shelter organizers to identify their weaknesses and shortcomings so that they can be accelerated so that the process can be carried out faster", he said in Lumajang as reported by Antara on Tuesday, February 15.

According to him, the construction of temporary housing for residents affected by the Mount Semeru disaster in Sumbermujur Village has reached 234 units, while permanent housing has reached 635 units from the start of construction on January 4 to February 15, 2022.

The head of BNPB saw firsthand some of the progress of the ongoing construction of temporary shelters and shelters and considered that residential construction was still fast, but the former Commander of the V Brawijaya Regional Military Command would still encourage the process to be accelerated so that the benefits would be immediately felt by the community.

"Construction of permanent housing is faster than temporary housing because temporary shelters are built by SOEs under the coordination of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), while temporary shelters are built voluntarily by the community, so we want to know the obstacles", he said.

Suharyanto explained that the temporary housing and permanent housing that was built would certainly pay attention to the comfort factor and provide space to carry out economic activities for residents affected by the Mount Semeru disaster.