Landslide Threats In Karang Sukun Mataram NTB, BPBD Proposes Permanent Embankment Installation

Mataram City PUPR installs sacks filled with sand as temporary embankments to anticipate further landslides in Mataram Timur Village or the banks of the Ancar River, Tuesday, July 31, 2024. (ANTARA/HO-DINAs PUPR)

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) proposed a permanent embankment to deal with threatening one of the landslide houses in Karang Sukun Mataram Village.

"Is that with a embankment or permanent ionjong to anticipate a similar disaster when the rainy season arrives," said Head of the Mataram City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Mahfuddin Noor in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Wednesday, August 7, as reported by Antara.

This was conveyed in response to the rain on Monday, July 30, 2024, which had an impact on increasing the volume of the Ancar River and beating the existing embankments, resulting in landslides at around 13.30 WITA.

As a result of the landslide, it threatened one of the houses belonging to a resident on behalf of Sudir who was on the embankment. As a result, there were no casualties, only houses that were affected by landslides.

The day after the landslide incident, he said, his party coordinated with the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) and immediately installed an emergency embankment using sand-filled sacks.

"We hope that the handling of the landslide must be handled in a candy manner," he said.

However, Mahfuddin continued, the handling of the landslide could not use emergency response funds because currently Mataram City has no disaster status and exposure to the impact of disasters is in the small category.

Meanwhile, to issue emergency response funds through unexpected expenditures (BTT) must go through a process, starting from determining the emergency alert status, including how much loss there were to casualties.

Furthermore, when the escalation of the threat of disaster is high, the status will be upgraded to an emergency date status. With this emergency response status, BTT funds can only be used.

"Meanwhile, at this time, we have no disaster status," he said.

In this regard, his party will coordinate with the PUPR Service again so that they can immediately carry out permanent handling in landslide areas.

"It could be using a routine or incidental budget," he said.

Mahfuddin admitted that the handling of this landslide must be done immediately, considering that the rainy season usually starts from September to the beginning of the year.

Thus, it is feared that when the rainy season arrives and there will be an increase in the volume of river water, it is feared that the temporary embankment from the sack filled with sand will be washed away.

"Moreover, this landslide point is at the river's water bend which is quite hard," said Mahfuddin.