Category Archives: Housing
Company Did Land Reclamation, Flood!
March 14, 2012, about 3 o’clock early morning, a big flood coming into our houses. We are still slept at the time. We have immediately woke up since the water already reach our bedroom, even to the kitchen, reach up about one meter height. Wehave hurried up to take a refuge. and the flood was over after three days, on March 17. Every year, there is routine flood happened in our residential area but this time is really unusual, bigger and higher. We have found that is because of land reclamation by a company, CV Marindo, which made water canals stucks. We hope the government take a serious attention in this matter, please!
- Arnold Ket, Resident of Nowari Area, nearby Naval Base (MAKO LANTAMAL) XI, Merauke.
Posted in CITIZEN REPORTS, Housing, Infrastructure, Land & Environment, Public Services
Tagged Merauke Kota, Nowari
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Asking the Regent’s Promise
Slum houses neraby Naval Base in Nowari Area, Merauke Town (Foto: KIZITO HERU)
In his campaign rallies for Regent, Romanus Mbaraka have given a promise to us, the residents nearby Naval Base (MAKO LANTAMAL) in Nowari area outskirt of Merauke Town. At the time, Mr. Mbaraka –have won the election and now the Regent of Merauke– himself came to visit and asked us whether we want to stay in this area or move to new settlement in Buti Beach area. We have chosen and agreed to move since we want a better housing facilities and living environment. Alas, no signs until today that the promise would be realized. Mr. Regent, can you pay more attention to our situation here…?
- Arnold Ket, A Resident of Nowari Area, nearby MAKO LANTAMAL XI, Merauke.
Posted in CITIZEN REPORTS, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Services
Tagged Merauke, Merauke Kota
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Tidal Wave Hits Villagers’ Houses
On March 13, a big tidal wave hit our houses in Payum Beach, outskirt of Merauke Town. The wave reach up to 1 meter height. Some houses were destroyed. I myself kept staying in the village to guard our local church but many villagers took refuge into public facilities (Vocational Training Center) in Lepro or to the District Office and houses of their relatives in town, The wave was lso intruded into our wells and made the water can not be drinked anymore. We must go to our neighbouring village, to the houses of Bugis-Makassar people there, to get clean drinking water.
- Martinus Gebze, Villager of Payum Beach, District of Merauke.
Posted in CITIZEN REPORTS, Housing, Infrastructure, Land & Environment
Tagged Merauke, Payum
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Increasing Population, Need New Housing
The Village of Zanegi in Animha District now is inhabiting by 563 people. There are 115 households but only 61 houses was existed consists of 59 houses of native villagers, 2 public houses of local school teachers, and another 1 government’s house of local paramedic. In one house, usually are living 3-4 nucleas families. It is means that there are 64 nucleas families in this village who have not their own houses. Can District and Regency government help us providing new houses for those families …?
- Ernest Kaize, Villager of Zanegi, District of Animha, Merauke.
No Housing Facilities, Teachers Went Away
In my village. Yonop, there is only one teacher actively working. Actually, there are 6 teachers have officially assigned in our village Elementary School. The other five are went away may be because there is no housing facilities and transportation vehicles for them.
- Robertus Kaize, Chairperson of Church Council, Village of Yonok, District of Tubang, Merauke.
Posted in CITIZEN REPORTS, Health, Housing, Public Services
Tagged Merauke, Tubang, Yonok
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