Lapindo pays compensation
ILapindo pays compensation worth Rp2.9 billion to mudflow
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007
(Originally published by Antara in June 26, 2007)
Sidoarjo, E Java (ANTARA News) - Coinciding with the visit
of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Sidoardjo on
Tuesday, PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya again paid compensation
worth Rp2.9 billion to several victims of mudflow disaster.
Lapindo agreed to pay Rp2,991,768,000 or 20 percent of the
total transaction values worth Rp14,958,840,000 to `buy` a
total land areas measuring 29,507 m2 belonging to 11
residents of Sidoarjo.
"We stick to our earlier commitment to pay the compensation
to mudflow victims," Vice President of PT Minarak Lapindo
Jaya Andi Darussalam Tabusalla said here on Tuesday.
With the latest payment, 201 mudflow victims have received
compensations so far. PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya have so far
spent around Rp19.6 billion, or 20 percent of the total
transaction values of about Rp98 billion.
Meanwhile, Head of the Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Agency`s
Steering Committee (BPLS) Joko Kirmanto said that the
government would not pressure Lapindo Brantas Inc.`s
management regarding settlement of the Porong mudflow
problem.
"There should be no pressures on Lapindo," Kirmanto said
after holding a meeting with Lapindo Brantas Inc. managers.
Joko Kirmanto, who is concurrently public works minister,
said that the government gave a chance for Lapindo Brantas
to make a presentation on various programs of actions which
have been carried out by the oil and gas company so far.
He said that the visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
to Surabaya and Sidoarjo is to collect first hand
information from various parties on the mudflow disaster.
"All information that he will gather, will be used as
reference in decision making," he minister.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is paying a visit to
Surabaya, East Java, as of Monday to get first hand
information about the condition of Lapindo Brantas mud
victims in Sidoarjo district.
Earlier on Sunday, the head of state received a number of
mud victims at his private residence in Cikeas, Bogor.
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