Sidoarjo, East Java (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Friday oil and gas exploration company PT Lapindo Brantas` leaderships must be responsible for the overflow of hot mud that came for the first time from its gas exploration site on May 29.
"PT Lapindo Brantas must be responsible for this disaster," the head of state told thousands of people who fell victim to the hot mud.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Transportation Minister Hatta Radjasa, Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah and Investment Coordinating Body chairman Muhammad Lutfi accompanied Yudhoyono in his meeting with the people who took refuge in Porong area.
Before holding the dialog with the refugees president made an aerial observation aboard a helicopter on a wide area which was inundated by the hot mud.
Yudhoyono said the government would certainly handle the disaster by heightening embankment set up to keep the hot mud from further overflowing other areas.
Some 6,000 people in Siring village were evacuated to safer grounds after a dike broke down on Thursday.
He said the central government and the East Java administration would make use of high technology to raise the five meter-high embankments.
"I have received reports on efforts to stop the hot mud from further flowing to residential areas," he said.
President who was flanked by Environment Minister Rahmat Witoelar said the government would deploy Indonesian Defense Forces personnel to help handle the calamity.
President then extended Rp1 billion (US$100,000) in assistance to the Sidoardjo district administration and visited a communal kitchen which was set up by the Brawijaya district military command for the hot mud victims.
The district military command deployed 73 personnel to help cook meal for 8,721 refugees.
The military personnel who cooked 900 kg of chicken meat, 550 kg of cow meat, and 5 tons of rice as well as boiled 4,000 liters of water for the refugees had served the hot mud victims since June 16.
PT Lapindo Brantas provided the military personnel with Rp500 million each day to cook the meal. (*)
"PT Lapindo Brantas must be responsible for this disaster," the head of state told thousands of people who fell victim to the hot mud.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Transportation Minister Hatta Radjasa, Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah and Investment Coordinating Body chairman Muhammad Lutfi accompanied Yudhoyono in his meeting with the people who took refuge in Porong area.
Before holding the dialog with the refugees president made an aerial observation aboard a helicopter on a wide area which was inundated by the hot mud.
Yudhoyono said the government would certainly handle the disaster by heightening embankment set up to keep the hot mud from further overflowing other areas.
Some 6,000 people in Siring village were evacuated to safer grounds after a dike broke down on Thursday.
He said the central government and the East Java administration would make use of high technology to raise the five meter-high embankments.
"I have received reports on efforts to stop the hot mud from further flowing to residential areas," he said.
President who was flanked by Environment Minister Rahmat Witoelar said the government would deploy Indonesian Defense Forces personnel to help handle the calamity.
President then extended Rp1 billion (US$100,000) in assistance to the Sidoardjo district administration and visited a communal kitchen which was set up by the Brawijaya district military command for the hot mud victims.
The district military command deployed 73 personnel to help cook meal for 8,721 refugees.
The military personnel who cooked 900 kg of chicken meat, 550 kg of cow meat, and 5 tons of rice as well as boiled 4,000 liters of water for the refugees had served the hot mud victims since June 16.
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