North Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) \u2014 Construction of temporary shelters for\ndisplaced persons in Krueng Lingka village, Langkahan subdistrict, North\nAceh regency, is being pushed ahead despite heavy rain as the holy month\nof Ramadan 1447 Hijriah approaches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re pressing on. My superior told me: \u2018Babinsa, supervise \u2014 the\ntarget must be met quickly,\u2019\u201d said Babinsa of Krueng Lingka, Sergeant\nSyamsuddin, when met at the temporary shelter project site in Langkahan,\nNorth Aceh, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Acting on those orders, Syamsuddin said project workers continue with\nwhatever tasks can be carried out even in the rain \u2014 for instance,\ninstalling windows, doors and other work that can be done indoors.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut for fitting zinc roofing sheets, because that requires\nelectricity, I told them not to do it during rain. Cutting zinc sheeting\nuses electricity, so I forbade it \u2014 I\u2019m afraid something might happen,\u201d\nSyamsuddin said.<\/p>\n
Syamsuddin is targeting the completion of 119 temporary shelter units\nfor displaced residents in Krueng Lingka village, Langkahan subdistrict,\nNorth Aceh regency.<\/p>\n
Krueng Lingka village comprises 312 households, or approximately\n1,117 residents. At present, there are two evacuation points in the\nvillage, with 44 households still living in evacuation tents.<\/p>\n
Beyond those 44 households, other displaced residents are reported to\nbe staying with relatives or renting accommodation while awaiting\nallocation of either temporary or permanent housing.<\/p>\n
Syamsuddin is targeting completion of the temporary shelters for\nKrueng Lingka\u2019s displaced residents by the second week of Ramadan.\nOriginally, the shelters were to have been finished five days before\nRamadan began.<\/p>\n
However, the project faced setbacks due to shortages of building\nmaterials such as zinc roofing sheets and calcium silicate board. The\nshortages were caused by the massive scale of temporary shelter\nconstruction following flash floods and landslides that struck West\nSumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe obstacle is that sometimes supplies run out \u2014 there\u2019s no stock.\nBut on the ground, God willing, there are no other problems,\u201d Syamsuddin\nsaid.<\/p>\n
On Monday (16 February), the required materials began arriving and\nSyamsuddin is working to ensure construction can be completed as soon as\npossible.<\/p>\n
\u201cProgress has reached 70 per cent by my estimate. God willing, it\nwon\u2019t be much longer before it\u2019s finished, because the building\nmaterials have been delivered,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/temporary-shelter-construction-in-langkahan-pressed-ahead-despite-heavy-rain-1771452722", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }