Landslide Prone, Residents Of Bantaran Sungai Cisadane Will Be Relocated To Pamoyan Bogor

Head of BNPB Lt. Gen. Suharyanto said the government plans to relocate residents in locations prone to landslides along the Cisadane River.

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lt. Gen. Suharyanto said the government plans to relocate residents in locations prone to landslides along the Cisadane River.

According to him, the location of residential areas under the slopes along the banks of the Cisadane River prone to disasters is very uninhabitable. Therefore, relocation is the best way to keep residents away from potential disasters.

"People in disaster areas, who are not suitable to live there in the landslide area, will be relocated. For the time being there are 18 families (Heads of Families) there, then there are also several families who in previous landslides have not had time to be relocated. this will also be relocated," said Suharyanto in a written statement, Thursday, March 16, quoted by Antara.

The head of BNPB said the Bogor City Government (Pemkot) had prepared land in Pamoyan. After the planning process is complete, the construction of the relocation house will be carried out by BNPB in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).

"In the Pamoyanan area. This is in the process of planning and preparation, the land is as soon as the center is ready, BNPB in collaboration with PUPR will build a relocation house for one family, one house," he said.

High-intensity rain in the Bogor City area on Tuesday, March 14 triggered landslides in the form of cliffs with a height of 12 meters and a width of 6 meters in Sirna Sari Village RT 07 RW 04, Empang Village, South Bogor District.

The Bogor City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that the landslide material then buried six houses and one place of worship. As a result, 17 residents were buried, 11 were found safe, two died and four were in search.

In addition to having an impact on residential areas and causing casualties, the landslide incident also affected the 15-meter-long Bogor-Sukabumi railway line. Due to this incident, the train journey became hampered.

To date, the Bogor City BPBD team, Basarnas, TNI, Polri, firefighters, disaster management volunteers, and local residents have continued their search, rescue and evacuation efforts for the two victims who have not been found. The joint team was slightly constrained because the affected locations were difficult to reach and were on the cliffs and banks of the Cisadane River.