Bogor Regency Government Inventory Land For Normalization Of Cileungsi And Cikeas Rivers

Bekasi Flood (BNPB)

BOGOR Bogor Regency Government has begun to inventory land belonging to the regions along the Cileungsi and Cikeas rivers. This step was taken as part of efforts to accelerate river normalization in order to overcome annual floods that often hit the eastern region of Bogor Regency and Bekasi City.

Muji Lestari, a representative from the Bogor Regency Secretariat Development Administration, explained that Regent Rudy Susmanto had instructed local government officials to collect data on the assets of the Regency Government located in the river border. The use of land owned by the local government is considered to be able to reduce the cost of land acquisition which reaches hundreds of billions of rupiah.

"Timeline from the central government, this land inventory is targeted for completion in December 2025," Muji said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 5.

In Bogor Regency, normalization will be focused on two villages in Gunungputri District, namely Bojongkulur and Ciangsana. The total need for land acquisition costs for this region is estimated at IDR 370 billion, and overall for two areas Bogor and Bekasi around IDR 700 to IDR 800 billion.

The Regional Secretary of Bogor Regency, Ajat Rochmat Jatnika, said that the flood management had been designed by the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works (PU). The plan includes normalization, river widening, construction of polders, and water retention ponds.

However, according to Ajat, the land acquisition process is still a major obstacle. "The Ministry of Public Works has also analyzed plans for land acquisition and re-residential settlement (LARAP)," he said.

Ajat added that the Bogor Regency Government issued an emergency response letter last March, and is currently ready to coordinate with the central government so that flood management can be implemented immediately.

The construction of retention ponds is also an important focus in holding the water rate from upstream to downstream, especially in the Bogor-Bekasi border area. We require a retention pond in every area development. The concept is zero run off, so rainwater is not immediately thrown away but accommodated first," said Ajat.