JAKARTA - Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin warned that the permanent housing (Huntap) built by the Ministry of PUPR for victims of the Mount Semeru eruption could continue to be well cared for and not sold.
“We hope that the community can take good care of Huntap. This is something we need to be grateful for and don't sell it," said the Vice President while reviewing the Huntap location in Sumbermujur Village, Candipuro District, Lumajang, East Java, Thursday, as quoted by Antara from a press release from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) , Thursday, June 2nd.
Of the total 1,951 Huntap units built by the PUPR Ministry, the construction has been completely completed and around 300 units have been inhabited since Eid al-Fitr in early May 2022.
The vice president explained that Huntap is for victims of the eruption of Mount Semeru who are not yet inhabited, because they are still waiting for the construction of Temporary Residential (Huntara) which is attached to the Huntap building. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and the Central Lumajang Regency Government are working on a settlement and are targeted for completion by the end of July 2022.
"I ask that no later than the next 3 months everything has been completed, including the supporting facilities, so that people can enter and are comfortable," said the vice president.
Ma'ruf Amin said that the Huntap/Huntara development was part of the gradual relocation of communities affected by the Mount Semeru eruption that occurred in December 2021. With more decent, healthy and comfortable houses, it is hoped that the quality of life for the beneficiaries will improve, especially the family economy.
Meanwhile, the PUPR Ministry's Director General of Housing, Iwan Suprijanto, said that 1,951 units of the Huntap building built by the PUPR Ministry have been completed.
Huntap is built measuring 6 mx 6 meters on an area of 10x14 meters for each Head of Family (KK) and is integrated with the Huntara.
"The design and technical specifications of Huntap use the build back better concept with the RISHA system earthquake-resistant house concept. All of them use domestic products," said Iwan.
Iwan said that in addition to residential buildings, the Ministry of PUPR through the East Java Regional Settlement Facility (BPPW), the Directorate General of Human Settlements is also completing the construction of a number of facilities to increase comfort for residents in the form of environmental roads, drainage and retaining walls with 95.6 percent completion of the work. .
"In addition, drinking water facilities with 88.7 percent progress and sanitation infrastructure in the form of wastewater treatment systems with 84.9 percent progress," said Iwan.
In detail, said Iwan, for drinking water installations, a reservoir with a capacity of 300 cubic meters was built, a distribution network pipe of 5,280 meters long, two broncapture units, crossings and accessories to connect house channels as many as 1,951 connections.
The total capacity of drinking water supply is 25 liters/second for 2,000 families originating from Tunggeng River with a flow rate of 10 liters/second, Kali Pitik 5 liters/second (gravity), and Bamboo Forest with a debit of 10 liters/second at a cost of IDR 17 billion.
Meanwhile, for sanitation infrastructure, a Waste Water Management Installation (IPAL) with a capacity of 80 - 500 families was built and an Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST) with a capacity of 2000 families. The construction budget is IDR 57.5 billion.
The Huntap location is also equipped with other facilities to accommodate the daily activities of residents, such as public facilities, mosques, schools, sports facilities, fields, green open spaces (RTH), and markets.
Huntap in Lumajang was built with a budget of IDR 350.55 billion by contractors PT Brantas Abipraya and PT Hutama Karya. This Huntap began to be built in January 2022, for beneficiaries from seven villages in Lumajang Regency, namely Sumbersari Village, North Kebondeli Village, South Kebondeli Village, Curah Koboan Village, Gumukmas Village, Kamarkajang Village, and Kajar Kuning Village.
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