Residents In Kudus Upset Planting Banana Trees On Damaged Roads, Ministry Of Home Affairs Steps In To Facilitate

The Ministry of Home Affairs team conducted a field survey to Central Java, one of which was related to the problem of road damage in Hadipolo Village. (ANTARA/HO)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) intervened to mediate the construction of a damaged road in Kudus, Central Java Province. This was also discussed specifically with the relevant regional apparatus organizations (OPD) regarding technical development in Central Java Province.

The acting Director General of Development and Development at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Sugeng Hariyono, said the discussion with the OPD was following up on the preparatory meeting for the discussion of the technical development coordination meeting (Rakortekbang) with Central Java Province.

One of the issues that has received special attention is the problem of road damage in Kudus, Central Java, which has been neglected since 2017. It is known, the damaged road is a connecting road from Ngembalrejo Village, Bae District to Hadipolo Village, Jekulo District.

The severe road damage has hampered the mobility of residents and endangered the safety of road users. With this condition, local residents were annoyed and planted the damaged road with banana trees.

"In response, the Directorate General of Regional Development of the Ministry of Home Affairs moved quickly according to the direction of the Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian to immediately mediate with the local government and related OPD, in order to find a solution for the road damage," he said in a statement received in Jakarta, Between, Wednesday, January 19.

Sugeng Hariyono has sent a team to conduct a field survey and hold cross- OPD meetings to sharpen the program, one of which is related to the problem of road damage in Hadipolo Village.

Sugeng Hariyono led the SUPD II Directorate of the Directorate General of Regional Development at the Ministry of Home Affairs to visit Hadipolo Village, Kudus Regency, Tuesday 18 January 2022.

The issue has been technically discussed at the Public Works Department of Highways and Human Settlements (DPU BMCK) and the Transportation Agency of Central Java Province, and the Kudus Regency BMCK DPU, as well as having a dialogue with the Hadipolo Village Head to find a way out to fix it.

"In the future, the Directorate General of Regional Development will ensure and continue to encourage local governments to prioritize the fulfillment of infrastructure, especially those connecting agricultural, industrial and tourism centers," he said.

Then, he said, the technical coordination meeting for development planning (Rakortekbang) would be utilized by the Directorate General of Regional Development at the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure that each regional government really understands the priorities of programs and activities.

He further reminded the local government not to let public complaints and real problems in the field not be included in the local government work plan (RKPD) document.

"It is hoped that the DPRD will also fulfill its function, fighting for real aspirations and problems in the community as the main ideas or main points of the DPRD's thoughts to be included in the RKPD," said Sugeng.

In a meeting with the Kudus Regency Public Works Office, according to him, it was explained that the road damage in Hadipolo Village was the responsibility of the village government. However, the local PU department said that the plan was to turn the road into a Regency road.

In addition, the Public Works Office of Kudus Regency explained that the village government had actually allocated village funds of Rp. 200 million and village original income for repairing damaged roads in Hadipolo Village. In addition, the Governor of Central Java has provided provincial assistance to villages for infrastructure improvements.