Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- The Cesium-137 (Cs-137) Decontamination Task Force is accelerating the cleanup operation in industrial and residential areas of Cikande, Banten, by temporarily relocating 91 residents from the red zone.

The Head of the Task Force's Mitigation and Cs-137 Contamination Management Division, Rasio Ridho Sani, confirmed on Monday that 22 factories and 12 other sites had undergone decontamination after exposure to Cs-137 radioactive contamination.

Of the 22 factories affected by Cs-137 radiation, 21 have been successfully decontaminated.

Meanwhile, the 91 temporarily relocated residents came from two red-zone areas - locations F2 and E- in Barengkok Hamlet, Sukatani Village, Cikande Sub-district.

"The Task Force continue...