PLN begins supplying electricity to temporary shelters for flood victims in Nagan Raya
PT PLN (Persero) Customer Service Unit (ULP) Jeuram has begun normalising electricity supply to several temporary shelter sites (huntara) for residents affected by flooding in Beutong Ateuh Banggalang Subdistrict, Nagan Raya District, Aceh Province.
“This connection process is being carried out in stages, in line with the completion of the physical construction of the buildings,” said PLN ULP Jeuram Manager Syamsul Rizal to ANTARA in Nagan Raya on Monday.
Although the temporary shelter construction has not yet reached 100 per cent completion, the company is committed to immediately activating electricity to units that are ready for occupation. “We immediately turn on the electricity for positions that are completed and continue progressively,” he said.
The temporary shelters, facilitated by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), include communal building units, each with five doors. Syamsul stated that the company continues coordinating regarding village data and the number of units ready for power supply. Currently, the primary focus is also directed at providing electrical networks at evacuation sites still using tents.
“For evacuation sites (tents), the network construction process is currently underway as well,” he added.
The company continues endeavouring to ensure all affected residents soon gain access to adequate electricity by normalising power supply to temporary shelter locations.
According to data from the Nagan Raya District Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), currently 379 households in Beutong Ateuh Banggalang Subdistrict are still residing in evacuation tents whilst awaiting completion of the temporary shelter construction currently being carried out by BNPB through individual vendors.
Some evacuees in the area currently rely on makeshift lighting during the night, as the government continues efforts to repair the electrical network, including supplying electricity to the temporary shelter locations currently under construction.
Although still residing in evacuation tents, BNPB and Nagan Raya local government continue supplying necessities to disaster survivors at evacuation sites.