Lampung settlers resettled

Lampung settlers resettled

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Hundreds, possibly thousands, of
families which have been given plots for housing and farming in
various transmigration camps in the province have abandoned the
facilities and resettled in West Kalimantan and Irian Jaya.

Commission I of the Lampung Legislative Assembly said many of
the facilities provided at the transmigration camps have been
left neglected or sold to third parties.

Head of Lampung Transmigration Office Saefuddin Hasan
expressed surprise at the suggestion, which was made during a
meeting with members of the commission. Saefuddin said there
could be one or two cases but doubted whether the number would
reach hundreds.

The commission members said they made their statement after
meeting with village heads in Blambangan Umpu district in North
Lampung regency.

Bahruddin Matondang, a commission member, said he feared that
there could be a syndicate organizing the moves, buying up the
neglected land at bargain prices and then reselling it for a
hefty profit. (emb)