Bey Ensures Houses Damaged Due To PDAM Tirtawening Pipes Broken To Government

The condition of one of the houses was heavily damaged due to being affected by the broken PDAM pipe in Maleer Village, Batunggal District, Bandung City, West Java, Wednesday (5/6/2024). (ANTARA/Rubby Jovan)

BANDUNG - The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of West Java (Jabar) has confirmed that the houses of residents in Batununggal District, Bandung City, which were damaged by the Tirtawening Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM) pipeline, will be broken, which will be replaced by the government.

"All the damage is borne by PDAM and the Bandung City Government, basically the public does not need to worry," said Acting Governor of West Java Bey Machmudin in Bandung as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 5.

Bey said that he received a report of a pipe leak in Maleer Village, Batununggal District, Bandung City at 16.00 WIB which resulted in two houses being heavily damaged by the incident.

There are two houses damaged, but at the time it will be repaired whether it needs to be dismantled next door or what. The important thing is that the community does not need to worry if there is damage because it will be borne," he said.

The Acting Governor of West Java asked the affected people to be patient because currently the technical officers of Perumda Tirtawening who were present at the location of the pipe damage began to carry out several stages of work, starting from emptying the water flow to replacing the leaking pipe with a new pipe.

"So there will be disturbances, please people understand. But the point is that PDAM will work quickly starting tonight 24 hours will not stop," he said.

Bey stated that the water pipe leak will cause clean water services to around 90,000 customers to be temporarily disrupted.

His party has instructed the ranks of Perumda Tirtawening to facilitate the public to get clean water during the process of repairing pipe leaks for three days of work.

"Those who are affected at all who are not accompanied by water will prepare a tank car later. Later, please report to PDAM," said Bey.

Previously, a water pipe located on Jalan Cibangkong Lor RT 01 RW 05, Maleer Village, Batununggal District, broke down and caused water to inundate local residents' settlements.