Revitalization of Damage to State Property in Cianjur, Ministry of Finance: Unknown Value, Safety First

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Finance's Director General of State Assets, Rionald Silaban, said the government would revitalize state assets in Cianjur Regency, West Java, which was damaged by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake.

"We will take an inventory, at this time we don't know (the total damage), because rescue is still the priority", he said after the Reksa Bandha Award, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, November 23.

He said that he would only ask ministries and agencies to record and carry out an inventory related to assets in his vertical offices that were affected by the earthquake.

Currently, Rio said he did not know the value of the damage suffered by state property (BMN) in Cianjur.

However, according to him, some state assets that have been insured will be revitalized with funds from insurance claims, while assets that have not been insured will be revitalized using APBN and APBD.

"So, the amount is being verified. For agencies that have a clear insurance claim, we have contacted the insurance to see", he said.

One of the state assets under the Ministry of Finance that was damaged was the office of the Directorate General of Taxes in Cianjur.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the southwest area of Cianjur Regency, West Java Province, on Monday 21 November at 13.21 WIB.

The epicenter of the earthquake with a shallow depth of about 10 km was located at coordinates 6.84 South Latitude and 107.05 East Longitude, approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Cianjur Regency.

Based on data as of Tuesday, November 22 at 17.00 WIB, as many as 268 victims died with 122 bodies identified and 151 victims declared missing.