BPBD And Joint Officers Build Emergency Bridge In Cibinong - Cianjur

BPPD and other joint teams build an emergency bridge in Cianjur/Photo: Antara

CIANJUR - The Cianjur Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), West Java, together with joint sub-district officers and local residents built an emergency bamboo bridge for daily activities due to the permanent bridge connecting the regencies in Cibinong District being broken. Cianjur BPBD secretary, Rudi Wibowo when contacted Friday , said that his party immediately dispatched officers to conduct data collection and temporary handling due to the breakdown of the bridge which is the main access for residents from Cianjur to Bandung due to being carried away by the current of the Cicatang River. and motorbikes, so that the residents' activities, especially the economy, are not hampered because this route is the main access between regencies," he said. For bamboo and wood materials as the basis for the emergency bridge, residents were provided independently, so that on Friday afternoon, access that had been cut off could now be passed. even though citizens The head of Mekarmukti Village, Aceng Somantri, said that apart from the main access link between regencies, the broken bridge is the main access connecting nine villages in Cibinong District, so that activities, especially the economy, are hampered, even almost paralyzed.

He hopes that construction will be carried out soon, so that residents' activities will return to normal because at this time, his party, together with various groups, including residents, are forced to build a minimum emergency bridge to anticipate the economy in the vicinity will continue to run. bridges that are permanently broken because at this time, emergency bridges are prone to accidents when passed, especially when it rains heavily," he said. Previously, the connecting bridge between districts in Cibinong-Cianjur District, was broken due to being hit by a river current, so access to Bandung or vice versa to Cianjur, was not possible. can be passed by vehicles. Cianjur BPBD secretary, Rudi Wibowo, said the 13 meter long and 5 meter wide connecting bridge that spans Mekarmukti Village, Cibinong District, is the main access for residents to Bandung Regency, especially economic activities.