Damaged By Floods, Garut Regency Government Promises To Village Residents Likes To Rebuild Pelag And Cilegong Bridges.

Garut Deputy Regent Helmi Budiman. BETWEEN/HO

GARUT - The Government of Garut Regency, West Java promised to build two bridges damaged by flooding in Sukailah Village, Sukaresmi District using the 2022 budget so that people can return to their activities safely and comfortably.

"Two bridges damaged by floods will be built in 2022," said Garut Deputy Regent Helmi Budiman in Garut, Antara, Wednesday, December 15.

He said the regional government had made efforts to calculate the level of damage due to the flash flood disaster in Sukaresmi that occurred on November 6, 2021. The regional government, he said, had distributed food aid and also house repairs, including future plans to build two damaged bridges, namely the Pelag Bridge and the Pelag Bridge. Cilegong Bridge.

In addition, he continued, the houses damaged by the floods have been repaired, some are still under construction.

"Thank God the houses damaged by the flood have been repaired and some are being built," said Helmi.

Sukalah Village Head Asep Haris expressed his gratitude to the local government and volunteers who have helped in the banjir bandang disaster management.

Moreover, the local government, said Asep, has said that it is ready to build two damaged bridges, then dredging the river so that flooding does not occur again. "God willing, 2022 Cilegong Bridge, Pelag Bridge will be built, besides normalization of ditches or rivers will be carried out," said Asep.

He added that the houses of residents affected by the flash flood had received assistance from the local government through the Garut Regency Housing and Settlement Service (Disperkim) of IDR 75 million for five houses.

"There were those who were declared to be heavily damaged, worth Rp. 50 million, those that were damaged were Rp. 10 million, while those that were stated to be lightly affected were Rp. 2.5 million," said Asep.