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Drenthe Pushes Groningen-Style Compensation After 3.0 Eleveld Quake

A revised damage-handling arrangement is expected within about a month, State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat says.

Overview

  • Authorities have registered 1,922 damage reports so far, with 1,189 filed to the Commissie Mijnbouwschade and 733 to the IMG, according to the state secretary.
  • The IMG logged 24 reports of acutely unsafe situations after the quake; most proved less serious, with two cases still under investigation.
  • Many residents submitted claims to the wrong office, but the institutions say filings will be redirected to the competent body without penalizing claimants.
  • The province and the municipalities of Aa en Hunze, Assen and Midden-Drenthe seek a €10,000 one-off option, cost-free contractor repairs, longer reporting deadlines, retroactive review of 2023 Ekehaar cases and a formal disputes route.
  • Any expanded scheme requires agreement from NAM, which is liable for Eleveld-field damage, unless the national government opts to underwrite the costs.