SUMEDANG - Deputy Regent of Sumedang M Fajar Aldila emphasized that the handling of landslides that closed the Bandung-Cirebon Road in the Cadas Pangeran area was carried out to the maximum so that the path could immediately return to normal.
"Of course this is handled well by the joint officers from BPBD, PU Sumedang, TNI-Polri, PU province, and also Perhutani. We also received heavy equipment from the West Java governor to speed up the handling," said Fajar, Wednesday, April 8 evening.
He ensured that two heavy-duty excavators had been deployed to clear the landslide material at two points, namely in Ciherang Village, South Sumedang District, and Cigendel Village, Pamulihan District.
However, Fajar admitted that the cleaning process took time because the landslide material was a mixture of heavy and difficult to move water.
Apart from emergency handling, the Sumedang Regency Government has also prepared mitigation steps to prevent similar incidents.
"What we have to do is mitigate, especially the trees whose slope is already dangerous, so that if there is a landslide it will not cause dangerous materials. We also checked the drainage above, the result was dry. However, if there is heavy rain, the URC PU team must be on standby," he explained.
He also appealed to the public to immediately report if there is a disaster through the emergency services 112 or 110.
Meanwhile, joint officers have evacuated motorcycles that had been stuck between the two landslide points. Until Thursday, April 9, the cleaning process is still ongoing and the road cannot be passed by vehicles.
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