Had Closed By Longsoran Batu, Now The Talegong Line In Garut Is Back To Normal

Drivers passed a road that was previously covered by rock avalanches on the southern cross-provincial route in Talegong District, Garut Regency, West Java. (ANTARA/HO-Polres Garut)

The provincial route connecting Bandung-Garut across Talegong, Garut Regency, West Java, which has been covered with rock avalanches for a week, has now returned to normal and can be passed by two or four-wheeled vehicles. Head of the Public Relations Section of the Garut Police, Ipda Susilo Adhi, said that based on reports from the Talegong Police, the southern route in Talegong could be passed by vehicles. "Just now there is news from Talegong that has been completed, two lanes can be passed," said Adhi in Garut, Antara, Tuesday, April 18. He conveyed that the provincial route in Talegong was covered by rock avalanches so that two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles could not pass through the route. The local police and related agencies tried to provide security and remove landslide material from the road for several days until finally the road was able to be crossed by vehicles again. Adhi conveyed that a number of members who carried out security on the landslide-affected route returned to carry out their duties to the Ketupat Operation Post. Even though the road affected by the landslide is normal, said Adhi, the local police are still monitoring routine patrols to ensure the situation is a safe route for vehicles to pass. "Members began to move it to the Ketupat Operation Post location. For landslide locations, patrols were carried out," he said. The Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Garut Regency, Satria Budi, added that the road covered by landslides in Talegong had been reopened after officers from the West Java Provincial Public Works Agency and other related agencies cleaned up avalanche materials. The effort to evacuate the avalanche was quite difficult because the size of the large rock blocked the road and it was not easy for officers to get rid of it. "The rock was big, the officers had difficulty getting rid of it, but now it's clean and the road is back to normal," said Satria. Previously, the landslide and rocks occurred when heavy rains flushed the southern region of Garut on Monday, April 10, 2023, at around 21.30 WIB, causing the provincial road to be completely closed.

The Talegong area is one of the areas prone to landslides during the rainy season because of the condition of cliffs and cliffs.