Rp12 M Landslide Rehabilitation Project in Tana Tidung Spotlighted, BPBD Emphasizes It Has Been 100 Percent Completed 100

TANA TIDUNG - The rehabilitation project for the Sumbungan Tengku Dacing village road landslide in the Tana Lia District, Tana Tidung Regency, North Kalimantan (Kaltara) has attracted public attention.

The project, worth around Rp12 billion, was previously reported as not yet completed even though it had passed the implementation target of 150 calendar days.

Information circulating said that the progress of work in the field until April had not shown significant completion. This condition triggered public doubts, especially regarding the effectiveness of planning and supervision of projects under the coordination of the Tana Tidung Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).

A number of residents admitted that they were worried about the condition of the road, which is a vital access for daily activities. Moreover, the location is an area of a former landslide which is considered vulnerable.

"If it's not finished, especially this is a former landslide, of course we are hesitant to pass," said a resident who did not want to be named.

The lack of official explanation at that time also sparked public speculation regarding the causes of the delay, both technical factors, weather, and administrative constraints. Transparency is considered important considering that the project uses a budget of billions of rupiah.

The head of the Tana Tidung BPBD, Didik Darmadi, provided clarification on the controversy.

Didik emphasized that the landslide rehabilitation project was physically completed 100 percent. The project is a grant from the central government through the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) which is channeled through the Ministry of Finance, the Directorate General of Financial Balance (DJPK).

"This is BNPB's assistance related to disaster handling. Pure from BNPB through the Ministry of Finance DJPK," said Didik, Tuesday (21/4/2026).

He explained that the work was a follow-up to the impact of the 2021 earthquake which caused land shifts to trigger landslides in the area.

"Physically it is 100 percent after the addendum and given the opportunity to complete the work," he explained.

Currently, continued Didik, the project has entered the maintenance phase for 24 months. In this phase, the responsibility is still with the government and the implementing party to ensure that the quality of work is maintained, especially in the face of potential subsequent disasters.

He also emphasized that the disaster project has the main principle of complete completion or build back better, which is not merely repairing damage, but also improving the resilience of infrastructure in the future.

"The principle of work must be complete, it cannot be halfway," he said.

Didik said that regarding the disbursement of funds, it was still waiting for a layered audit process involving internal supervision, the Financial Audit Agency (BPK), to BNPB. If there is a budget left, it must be returned to the state.

"We hope that the public understands that the project is not stalled, but follows a special mechanism for handling disasters that emphasizes the aspects of quality, accountability, and sustainability," he said.