Abrasion On The North Coast Of Karawang Beach Spread In 6 Districts, Needs IDR 9.7 Trillion To Overcome

Illustration of abrasion on the north coast of Karawang. (AMONG)

KARAWANG - The government of Karawang Regency, West Java, requires funds of around Rp. 9.7 trillion for handling abrasion in a number of sub-districts on the north coast of the area.

"The budget is big enough to deal with abrasion, not billions, but trillions," said Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency of Karawang Regency, Dedi Ahdiat in Karawang, Antara, Wednesday, July 20.

He said that since the last few years until now, abrasion has continued to occur in a number of coastal areas north of Karawang. According to data from the Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning Karawang, coastal abrasion is spread over six sub-districts.

"For the time being, the handling of abrasion is carried out in certain spots, it is also carried out by cooperating with the private sector and BBWS. Because if it is done as a whole, the handling budget is very large," he said.

In accordance with the calculations that have been carried out, for handling abrasion in Karawang as a whole, it requires a large enough budget, reaching Rp9.7 trillion.

Dedi Ahdiat admitted that he would continue to coordinate with the central government regarding the handling of abrasion in the northern coastal area of Karawang.

Meanwhile, due to abrasion that occurs from year to year, the shoreline which was previously far from the side of the road is now very close to the road. There are even some points where the road is damaged by abrasion.

Deputy Regent of Karawang Aep Syaepuloh said he would discuss further about handling abrasion on the north coast of Karawang.

He admitted that so far the handling of abrasion has only been carried out by planting mangroves, it was the result of collaboration between the district government and the private sector.

Meanwhile, Rohim, a resident of Cilebar Subdistrict, admitted that for the past few weeks, residents on the coast of Cilebar have been busy with rob.

He said that residents were also worried about the ongoing abrasion.

"We hope that there will be installation of stakes (breakwaters) that lead to the sea, to overcome abrasion. The goal is that the abrasion is not too severe," he said.