Finally... The National Road For Cianjur-Bandung Rampung Liaison Is Cleaned From Landslide Materials, It Can Be Through

Officers carried out a quick handling of the landslide that closed the main route of Bandung-Cianjur, West Java, precisely in Balegede Village, Naringgul Observatory, Cianjur/ANTARA

CIANJUR - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Cianjur Regency, West Java, together with a joint team completed the handling of landslides that closed the national road connecting Cianjur-Bandung in Naringgul District, so that it can be passed normally from both directions. Secretary of the Cianjur Regency BPBD, Rudi Wibowo, said that his party was still alerting 15 volunteers to carry out surveillance and reporting in Balegede Village, Naringgul District, as an effort to anticipate further landslides because the rainfall was still high. "The handling of roads covered by landslides has been completed so that traffic flow can run normally, but the handling of cliffs is still being sought so that when it rains it doesn't landslide again," he said in Cianjur on Sunday, His party asked motorists who crossed the southern route of Cianjur to be careful and vigilant because based on BMKG estimates the rainfall was still high until the end of 2022, thus having an impact on natural disasters, especially along national roads and provinces in the southern region. this area. The reason, said Rudi, along the route there are many cliffs that are prone to landslides, recorded as of October, 15 reports of landslides closing national and provincial roads ranging from Campaka to Sindangbarang sub-districts. "road users are asked to stop in a safe place when it rains heavily and not force themselves to cross. Along the main southern route, Cianjur is also prone to flooding, such as in Leles, Sindangbarang and Cidaun sub-districts," he said. Head of Field Supervisory of the Ministry of PUPR PPK 2.5 West Java, Heri, said that his party had alerted heavy equipment in the southern region of Cianjur, for quick handling when a natural disaster occurred, especially landslides that closed the road runway, including on Jalan Raya Naringgul. "We are also still installing retaining walls at the location, so that when there is a subsequent landslide it does not close the road runway. For now, the Cianjur-Bandung connecting route can be passed normally from both directions," he said.