Blora Regent Appreciates Community Self-Help in Nglebak, Instructs Road Repair Assistance

Blora Regent Arief Rohman has expressed appreciation for the communal spirit of residents in the construction of roads in Nglebak Village, Kradenan District. During his visit on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, Arief Rohman, along with his entourage, directly inspected the construction of concrete rabat roads in Nglebak Village, Kradenan District, walking along several work points, including the Menden–Megeri and Getas–Kalikangkung stretches. He also stated concrete support from the local government. “I am providing 300 sacks of cement and have instructed the Public Works Department to immediately send gravel material as a form of support for the self-funded road construction,” he said. In the construction process, residents have collectively contributed various needs, from materials such as cement and sand, financial aid, labour, to providing meals for the workers. The work is carried out in shifts every day, from evening until night. On that occasion, Arief also conveyed an apology to the community for the several road stretches that have not yet been addressed. He acknowledged that road infrastructure issues remain a major task for the local government. “With a region consisting of 16 districts and 295 villages and wards, the need for infrastructure improvement is still very large,” he said. Arief is committed to striving for the repair of those roads in 2027. However, his side will endeavour to accommodate faster construction through the 2026 revised budget if possible. “I will strive to obtain funding from the Village Road Infrastructure Presidential Grant (IJD),” he said. On the other hand, the Head of Nglebak Village, Eko Puryono, expressed appreciation for the presence of the regent and his entourage. “The Regent was invited by the Nglebak village government, and he also brought assistance. There is cement assistance, then gravel material used for road repairs,” Eko explained. He revealed that the Menden–Megeri road stretch was last built around 2012. Eko explained that this communal movement originated from an RT meeting in Kalikangkung Hamlet which agreed on self-funded road construction. All assistance, whether materials, labour, or funds, is coordinated by village officials and recorded transparently through announcement boards. For the meals of residents participating in the communal work, he continued, they are provided by local women with funding also from community self-help. As information, Nglebak Village is known as one of the sugarcane farming centres in Kradenan District. Most residents depend on that sector for their livelihood, and almost every family also has cattle as a household economic support. Therefore, good road infrastructure conditions are deemed very important to support the smooth distribution of agricultural and livestock products for the residents.