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SOME 523 VILLAGES IN CENTRAL JAVA CATEGORIZED AS LANDSLIDE PRONE
Semarang, C Java, Indonesia, Nov 10 (ANTARA) - Some 523 villages in Central Java province have been identified as landslide prone areas, the provincial Energy and Mineral Resources office said.
Head of the Central Java provincial Energy and Mineral Resources office Teguh Dwi Paryono said here Tuesday the number of landslide-prone villages had increased significantly over the last five years.
"In 2003, a total of 413 villages in 27 districts or towns were categorized as landslide-prone areas," he said, adding that the number of landslide prone villages had increased significantly.
The landslide prone areas included Banyumas, Kebumen, Purworejo, Cilacap, Banjarnegara, Tegal district, Batang, Brebes, Pekalongan district, Temanggung, Wonosobo, Magelang district, Blora, Rembang, Kudus, Pati, Grobogan, Semarang district, Semarang city, Salatiga, Karanganyar and Demak.
Paryono said the changes in land use conducted by the society was one of the causes leading to the increase in landslide prone areas.
The changes in the land use include deforestation as the water catchment area including the annual cropping patterns shift, he said.
According to him, the provincial government has sought the relocation for people living in these vulnerable areas.
However, most people are reluctant to be relocated, although the relocation has been prepared, he said.
For instance, in the Karanganyar area, the potential of wide cracks forming in the soil and of residents having to be relocated to safer places was quite big, he said.
In a bid to anticipate the various problems which are not expected to happen, he said, the provincial Energy and Mineral Resources office had installed landslide monitoring equipment in a number of areas considered highly vulnerable. ***
Head of the Central Java provincial Energy and Mineral Resources office Teguh Dwi Paryono said here Tuesday the number of landslide-prone villages had increased significantly over the last five years.
"In 2003, a total of 413 villages in 27 districts or towns were categorized as landslide-prone areas," he said, adding that the number of landslide prone villages had increased significantly.
The landslide prone areas included Banyumas, Kebumen, Purworejo, Cilacap, Banjarnegara, Tegal district, Batang, Brebes, Pekalongan district, Temanggung, Wonosobo, Magelang district, Blora, Rembang, Kudus, Pati, Grobogan, Semarang district, Semarang city, Salatiga, Karanganyar and Demak.
Paryono said the changes in land use conducted by the society was one of the causes leading to the increase in landslide prone areas.
The changes in the land use include deforestation as the water catchment area including the annual cropping patterns shift, he said.
According to him, the provincial government has sought the relocation for people living in these vulnerable areas.
However, most people are reluctant to be relocated, although the relocation has been prepared, he said.
For instance, in the Karanganyar area, the potential of wide cracks forming in the soil and of residents having to be relocated to safer places was quite big, he said.
In a bid to anticipate the various problems which are not expected to happen, he said, the provincial Energy and Mineral Resources office had installed landslide monitoring equipment in a number of areas considered highly vulnerable. ***
