No. 44/MC.TDBM/11/2010

PRESS RELEASE

No. 44/MC.TDBM/11/2010

Government Prepares Six Temporary Shelter in Sleman

Yogyakarta, 11/18/2010 (MC-Kominfo) - The government is currently preparing six sites for the relocation of residents affected by the disaster eruption of Mount Merapi, which will be used to build a shelter or temporary shelters (TPS) of 2.348 households. This was stated by the Director of Preparedness BNPB Ir Wisnu Widjaja M. Sc at the relocation site on Thursday (18/11) and said that "The temporary shelter will be located in Pagerjurang Kepuharjo Cangkringan Sleman with of 10 ha area at a radius of 9.3 KM from the peak of Merapi for 830 households, It is one of the Sungai Opak’s upstream which was originally a moor land, "he explained.

Gondang Wukisari Cangkringan is also prepared to be one of the temporary shelter location with area of 3 ha and 10.2 km radius from the peak of Merapi for 265 households which was originally a moor area of bamboo, then in Banjarsari Cangkringan with area of 7.5 ha and 11.5 KM radius from the peak of Merapi for the relocation of 837 households which was originally a paddy field

Other locations are in Kuwang Argomulyo Cangkringan village with area of 8 ha and 13 km radius from the peak of Merapi which was originally a moor area, Ploso Kerep Umbularjo Cangkringan village with area of 3 ha and 10.1 km radius from the peak of Merapi which was originally a moor area for 282 households.

And also in Plumbon Sindurmati Ngeplak Sleman village for 15 households. According to Wisnu relocation and provision of TPS is important so the refugees could well organized and annexation could be avoided between the refugees that could cause problems with other residents.

Development of TPS is waiting for the condition of Merapi to normal. But now is being prepared. The construction of TPS located in a place not far from the original refugees settlements.

"Because many refugees refused to relocate far from their original place, so we can not force them and relocation placed in the same place of the same original village, so there will be no conflict if they merged with a different villagers," said Wisnu.

To build a shelter or TPS necessary, it requires funds from Rp 6 million - Rp 7 million / unit. While the Head of Public Works Service, Housing, Energy and Mineral Resources of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Syamsinarsi Rani said, such relocation is an offer for the refugees, if refugees refused, they will be offered another location.

Because we have enough alternative locations, so that community will be invited to discuss it, but the priority is these six sites, because the soil is good as well as fertile.

Actually, if people have a sense there is no reason for refusing these offers, except if the people refused to relocate from the original location which had been burned by the lava of Merapi.

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