Landslides In Tasikmalaya Parungponteng, BPBD Proposed To The Public Works Department To Build Emergency Roads For Citizen Activities

The condition of the landslide road in Parungponteng District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java. (ANTARA)

TASIKMALAYA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, proposed the construction of an emergency road in a landslide-affected location to the Public Works Service so that people can carry out their activities using the road access. "The proposal is to build an emergency road, this is what we are discussing with the Public Works Department," said Head of Emergency and Logistics Division at the Tasikmalaya Regency BPBD Kurnia Trisna in Tasikmalaya, Antara, Thursday, November 3. He said that the landslide disaster in Girikcana Village, Parungponteng District, eroded most of the roads, causing motorized vehicles to not be able to pass through that route. The issue of road access, he said, was the Tasikmalaya BPBD together with related agencies including the Tasikmalaya Public Works Service had held a coordination meeting to discuss regional management affected by landslides. "For road countermeasures that break, there will be a technical study from the Public Works," he said. His staff together with other related agencies will re-check areas affected by landslides to determine whether an emergency road is made or to make other efforts to overcome the cut off road. He hopes that there will be emergency roads and other improvement efforts, so people who use motorized vehicles can return to their activities as usual through the road. "Hopefully, if there is an emergency road, the Public Works will make plans for the repair of the main road that was hit by landslides," he said. The landslide area in Parungponteng is reported to be currently in stable condition or there is no movement of land that causes landslides. Even so, he said, local people remain vigilant because the threat of landslides could occur, especially when it is still the rainy season. "Stay alert, even though it is now relatively stable," said Kurnia. The landslide disaster that occurred a week ago, to be precise, October 26, 2022, caused the road to be eroded by a landslide along 20 meters with a height of 50 meters so that the road had to be closed and the vehicle was diverted around the direction.