Please, Give Us a Bridge

This village is located in the middle of rapid development in the agglomeration areas of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

Sanah (70) holds a steel wire while using a simple raft to cross the Cidurian River between Kampung Garisul and Kampung Kalong Dagul, Kalong Sawah Village, Jasinga, Bogor Regency, West Java, Tuesday (30/3/2021).

Not too far from Bogor Palace and the administrative center of Bogor Regency, residents of Kalong Dagul Hamlet on the banks of the Cidurian River are desperately grappling with dire public infrastructure.

Kalong Dagul is part of Kalong Sawah Village in Jasinga District, Bogor Regency, West Java province. A straight line being drawn on the map, Kalong Sawah is only 35 kilometers from the palace and 56 km from the regency’s administration seat in Cibinong.