The Sidoarjo Regency Government is committed to resolving the\ncompensation issues arising from the social impact of the Lapindo mud\ndisaster, a problem that has been ongoing for approximately 20 years. As\na concrete step, the local government has officially formed the Task\nForce for the Accelerated Settlement of Lapindo Mud Victims and\nCompensation.<\/p>\n
This was announced by the Regent of Sidoarjo, Subandi, following an\naudience with relevant parties, representatives from the Sidoarjo Mud\nFlow Control Centre (PPLS), and representatives of the Lapindo mud\nvictims on Tuesday (2\/6). \u201cThe issues related to Lapindo Mud have not\nbeen resolved since the era of Mr Win until now, for about 20 years. To\nensure a genuine commitment to resolution, we are forming this\nAcceleration Task Force for Lapindo Mud Compensation,\u201d said Subandi.<\/p>\n
The Regent emphasised that the task force has been designed to be\nlean to ensure that coordination and communication regarding the\naffected objects can proceed more effectively and efficiently. The\nprimary focus of the task force in the near future is to conduct a total\nvalidation of the land legality of the victims before the matter is\nbrought to the central government in Jakarta. This step is being taken\nto anticipate any overlapping land titles or unilateral claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we must emphasise, especially regarding legality, is that we\nmust prepare it thoroughly. We must not reach the point where, after our\naudience in Jakarta, there is still overlapping land or land that has\nbeen paid for but is being reported as unpaid. This cannot happen, which\nis why we will verify everything thoroughly,\u201d Sub<\/p>\n
andi asserted.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Regency Government will coordinate with relevant\nparties regarding the status of land currently held as collateral for\nHome Ownership Loans (KPR) to seek clarity on spatial planning (site\nplans) and detailed data on affected residents. The structure of the\nTask Force will be led directly by the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of\nSidoarjo as the Chairperson. Members will involve various strategic\nelements, including Assistants 1 and 2, the Legal Department,\nSub-district Heads (Camat), PPLS officials, and representatives from the\nLapindo mud victims themselves.<\/p>\n
Addressing concerns regarding potential overlapping functions between\nthis new Task Force and the PPLS, the Regent ensured that both parties\nare integrated into the same working group. \u201cPPLS is included within the\nTask Force. Our goal is to ensure there is no overlap in data\ncollection. Everyone is included so that our data is truly detailed,\u201d\nexplained the Regent.<\/p>\n
Regarding compensation demands also voiced by business owners in the\naffected areas, the Regent stated that the government will apply a\npriority scale, prioritising individual residents and applicants first.\n\u201cWe are striving to resolve the issues for residents first. Once that is\ncompleted, we will move to others. If even one land acquisition remains\nunresolved, then addressing businesses would result in losses for\neveryone. The priority is that assets with unresolved legal status must\nbe settled,\u201d added Subandi.<\/p>\n
As a measure of information transparency, the Sidoarjo Regency\nGovernment plans to establish complaint posts in every affected\nsub-district. These posts will serve as service centres for Lapindo mud\nvictims whose compensation rights have not yet been fully fulfilled.<\/p>\n
It has been exactly 20 years since the first eruption of hot mud\ndisrupted the peace of residents in Porong, Sidoarjo, on 29 May 2006.\nThe Sidoarjo Mud Flow Control Centre (PPLS) is currently focusing on\ncoordinating with the Task Force to perform validation and\nsynchronisation of compensation payment data. It is recorded that there\nis an outstanding debt of Rp1.5 trillion for 200 files of residents and\nentrepreneurs that remain unpaid. Two decades since 29 May 2006, the\nLapindo mud eruption remains active, having submerged residential areas\nand damaged various infrastructure. The Government, through the Ministry\nof Environment, will update the environmental assessment documents for\nthe handling of the Lapindo mud in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sidoarjo-regency-forms-task-force-to-accelerate-lapindo-mud-compensation-1780873552", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }