Politics · Indonesia · 8 hrs ago
535 Families Face Relocation for Karangnongko Dam Project
The Karangnongko dam project in Blora, Central Java, affects 535 families whose homes or land are in the project area.
Construction covers 1,037 land plots across five villages.
The proposed relocation site is a forest area managed by Gadjah Mada University, and it has permission to be used for relocation.
A change in the land’s designated use still needs approval from the Forestry Ministry.
Gerindra lawmaker Danang Wicaksana Sulistya says he will raise the families’ relocation at meetings with relevant ministries.
The families’ move depends on that remaining approval, but no schedule is given.
A member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives says he will press officials over relocation plans for 535 families affected by the Karangnongko Dam project.
The project covers 1,037 land plots across five villages in Blora, Central Java.
The proposed relocation site is land in a special-purpose forest area managed by Gadjah Mada University.
The site has received permission for relocation use, but a land-use conversion permit from the Ministry of Forestry is still needed.
- Who
- The 535 affected families, and Danang Wicaksana Sulistya, a member of Commission V of Indonesia’s House of Representatives.
- What
- Danang says he will raise the families’ relocation issue with relevant ministries.
- When
- Danang made the statement on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
- Where
- The Karangnongko Dam project in Blora, Central Java.
- Why
- The families are affected by land covered by the dam project.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Danang received concerns about the relocation of hundreds of families.
Danang said he would raise the relocation issue at working meetings and hearings with relevant ministries.
- Affected families
- 535
- Land plots covered
- 1,037
- Villages affected
- Mendenrejo, Ngrawoh, Nginggil, Nglebak, and Megeri
- Proposed relocation site
- Special-purpose forest area managed by Gadjah Mada University
- Permit still needed
- Land-use conversion approval from the Ministry of Forestry
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