The day was during the afternoon, sunyi served settlements in Karian Village, Calung Bungur Village, Sajira District, Lebak Regency, Banten.
Many houses are already damaged or flat with the soil and filled writings on the wall of the citizens who once occupy the house.
There are as many as 5 villages located in 3 villages that are the same as Kampung Karian because in the near future will be struck to be able to enticing Karian reservoirs that will be inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on December 2023.
SMPN 5 Sajira school condition that has been leveled in Kampung Karian, Lebak, Banten.
The home atmosphere that has been explored by its owner in Kampung Karian, Lebak, Banten.
Quoted from the site page of the Ministry of PUPR, the construction of the Karian reservoir was carried out since 2015 with the power of the 314,7 million cubic meters and the area of the gene reached 1.740 hectares. The project was funded by the State Budget (APBN) with a total budget reached Rp1,3 trillion and entered into the national strategic project (PSN) the Central Government in improving the welfare of society and regional development.
Despite the development of the reservoir must struck thousands of houses located near the reservoir area, but it is expected to be a third largest reservoir in Indonesia has the main function of supplying raw water for household needs for 5 million populations and industries in 9 cities/kabupaten in Jakarta and Banten Provinces.
Not a few people who are still visiting the village take advantage of the remains of the home building that is still intact to make charcoal and sold to the city. The liberation of the citizen’s land in the village has been completed so that the citizens are allowed to take the property in the house.There are also citizens who take advantage of it by mine sand around the Ciberang River’s bans located near the Karian settlement.
Warga seeks wood around the house that has been explored by its owner in Kampung Susukan, Lebak, Banten.
Coretan of the writing of citizens in one of the houses excavated by the owner in Susukan Village, Lebak, Banten.
Although the settlement was not forged by citizens, but there was still also that lasted in his house, namely Wulan and became the only family occupying the house in the village of Somang. He called the reason still survives his family because he still builds a house in a new place, so he is forced to survive at that place to temporarily take time with free electricity costs by local governments.
The affected people must be a part of their villages, their homes and environments that have become part of their lives for this time, for more people, for the sake of development.
Photo and text : Muhammad Bagus Khoirunas
The condition of the house already digging his owner in Karian Village, Lebak, Banten.
Warga uses heavy equipments taking sand in Ciberang River bans in Karian village, Lebak, Banten.
Author : Fanny Octavianus
Wulan (37) with her child poses in front of her house that still survives in Kampung Somang, Lebak, Banten.
The condition of mosques located in the village of Somang, Lebak, Banten.
The goods that are still abandoned by homeowners in Karian Village, Lebak, Banten.
A mother with her son walked around the house already digging his owner in Kampung Karian, Lebak, Banten.
