Infrastructure Development and Basic Services Accelerated in Brebes
Jakarta, VIVA – The Brebes Regency government has recorded accelerated infrastructure development and expanded healthcare and social protection services reaching hundreds of thousands of residents during the first year of Regent Paramitha Widya Kusuma’s administration.
In the connectivity sector, the local government upgraded and repaired 287 regency road sections spanning 117.77 kilometres and restored 65 bridges.
Flood control efforts were also strengthened through the repair of 99.8 kilometres of drainage, normalisation and construction of 721.49 kilometres of discharge channels and embankments, as well as the rehabilitation of 53.73 kilometres of riverbank embankments in flood-prone areas.
Access to basic services has likewise been expanded. A total of 1,742 household clean water connections were installed and the service network was extended by approximately 54 kilometres. In the agricultural sector, maintenance of 2,541 hectares of irrigated land was carried out to sustain productivity and food security.
Head of the Brebes Regency Communications, Information Technology and Statistics Agency, Eko Warsito, explained that the local government’s focus is on ensuring basic services are genuinely felt by the public.
“Infrastructure has been repaired, healthcare services expanded, and social protection strengthened. This serves as the foundation for accelerating the welfare of Brebes residents,” Eko said in a statement on Friday, 20 February 2026.
In the health sector, he said, maternal and child services reached tens of thousands of beneficiaries, including 20,298 pregnant women, 21,944 mothers giving birth, and monitoring of 113,759 children under five as part of stunting prevention efforts.
The Door-to-Door Health Workers programme served more than 204,000 residents, bringing healthcare services directly to homes. Additionally, 89,929 residents received coverage through the Regional Health Insurance (Jamkesda) programme.
Furthermore, Eko said the Brebes Regency government also strengthened public services through civil registration administration. During the first year, 773,798 residents were assisted through various civil documentation services.
“This service is considered vital to ensure residents possess valid legal identities as a prerequisite for accessing education, healthcare, social assistance, and other public services,” he said.
He added that the regional social protection programme reached 3,958 residents, whilst 2,000 families graduated from the Family Hope Programme (PKH), signalling improved economic self-sufficiency.
“The local government also distributed incentives to approximately 21,000 religious community workers, including Quran teachers and Islamic boarding school caretakers, as part of strengthening community social resilience,” he explained.
In addition, Eko said that with regard to adequate housing and healthy environments, 1,375 substandard homes were renovated through the home improvement programme. The sanitation programme reached 1,581 households, whilst improvements to 32.17 kilometres of neighbourhood roads and installation of 827 street lighting points enhanced the quality of residential environments.