Govt to Pay Compensation for Lapindo Mud Victims Before Eid Day
17 May 2015 19:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said that the bailout for the victims of Lapindo mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, will be paid.
He said that the bailout, which reaches Rp872.1 billion, would be paid before Eid al-Fitr Day this year.
“We’ve appointed a special team to speed up the compensation pricess for the victims,” he said on Saturday.
Basuki himself has been appointed as the chairman of the team.
The payment of the compensation is based on the verification result done by Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP). The BPKP verification result shows that Minarak Lapindo Jaya has paid compensation worth Rp2.7 trillion for an area of 420 hectares.
The government will provide the baidlout for Minarak Lapindo Jaya worth Rp827.1 billion and Minarak Lapindo is obliged to return the money in the period of four years.
ALI HIDAYAT