2 Broken Bridges Make About 1,000 Heads Of Families In Cidaun-Cianjur Isolated

The Datar Bolang Bridge, Cidaun District, Cianjur, West Java, broke due to the swift water of the Cimaragang River, so that thousands of families were isolated. (Photo: Ahmad Fikri/Antara)

JAKARTA - Around a thousand heads of families in Cidaun sub-district, Cianjur, West Java, were isolated due to the disconnection of two bridges which became the main access for residents to carry out their activities, especially economic activities, so that the Cianjur BPBD immediately coordinated with the National Disaster Management Agency. "So that the broken bridge will be repaired immediately because thousands of families with more than tens of thousands of people are currently isolated because there is no alternative road access that can be used," Cianjur BPBD Secretary Rudi Labis said when contacted by Antara, Sunday, December 26. One day after the two bridges broke, his party immediately held a meeting with PUPR and related agencies in the Cianjur Regency Government, to discuss repairs, and the meeting participants agreed to submit it to BNPB because if it was from the APBD it would not be available in the near future. followed by a submission proposal, the BNPB immediately granted the request request for the repair of two suspension bridges that have broken off, but asks for administrative completeness to be fulfilled immediately. "We are currently completing the requirements because there are still some missing. Hopefully it can be realized as soon as possible, so that a thousand family heads in five villages in Cidaun District can return to their normal activities," he said.

Previously, two bridges were broken, the Datar Bolang Bridge and Cisarakan which connect the villages of Neglasari, Cibuluh, Cimaragang, Karangwangi and Degreepawitan, due to heavy river water following heavy rains with high intensity over the past week. After heavy rains, the two bridges are the main access connecting five villages in Cidaun Subdistrict, as a result around 15 thousand people are isolated," said the Head of Degreepawitan Village, Heri Kuswanto. forced to carry out activities to challenge death across a fast-flowing river. "There is no other road access, other than crossing the river if you want to travel, so we hope to rebuild the broken bridge soon," he said.*