70 Percent of Buildings in West Aceh Earthquake Prone

MEULABOH, KOMPAS.com – Regency (Regency) Aceh Barat, Aceh province, said about 70 percent of buildings in the area is prone to collapse by the quake.

The remaining 30 percent include building earthquake resistant buildings. It is because of these buildings is a relief Governmental Organization (NGO) Foreign-designed integrated with disaster mitigation and structures are earthquake resistant.

As quoted by Antara, Head of Human Settlements and Irrigation Aceh Barat Salihin Jabbar, said, earthquake resistant buildings were built when the reconstruction period in 2004.

“There are still many buildings vulnerable to earthquakes. Therefore, we revised the old qanuns for adjustments to the conditions that we continue to face a disaster in Aceh and Aceh Barat in particular, whether earthquakes or floods, “said Salihin discution after the opening of the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Drafting Qanun Building in the hall Dinas Cipta Karya and irrigation West Aceh, Meulaboh, on Tuesday (13/12/2016).

He explained that the development plans in 2017 will be guided by the new qanun. This means that every building activities, especially urban areas must have a recommendation from the technical departments so that the construction using the calculation of earthquake resistance.

Salihin asserted, West Aceh government can refuse or cancel a development activity constructed buildings in the case does not match the calculation of earthquake resistant.

later, by-laws is new there are studies of technical binding, and integrated with disaster mitigation.

“So each design for buildings in Aceh Barat will be enforced coordination. If you later do not match then we reject. It is the focus of buildings including terraced houses, “he said.

the construction of buildings which do contractors holders of government projects and private sector should be according to the specifications of disaster mitigation, including the construction of school buildings and multi-storey buildings in rural areas.

Regional governments also sought absorption of revenue (PAD) on the issuance of Building Permit (IMB), because all the qanun old uptake PAD maximum of 25 percent per year.

“in addition to disaster mitigation, we seek uptake PAD can be a maximum of IMB, achievements during this very difficult. In 2015 alone from the target of Rp 208 million, only reached about USD 25 million, so Qanun had to be revised, “complete Salihin.

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