Pandeglang Regency's Response to Woman Carried on a Stretcher After Giving Birth Due to Damaged Road

The head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Department (DPUPR) of Pandeglang, Roni, stated that the Lewibalang-Cikeusik road stretches approximately 6 kilometres, with only about 1 kilometre newly constructed. He said that for the remainder, the regency government would propose road repairs to the central government through the Regional Road Infrastructure Presidential Instruction (IJD). “We hope it will be built through the regional road infrastructure presidential instruction, so that it can be completed,” said Roni on Wednesday (13/5/2026). Roni explained that the current limited local finances are impacting road development achievements. In response, the Pandeglang Regency Government continues to request assistance from the central government and the Banten Provincial Government through the Bang Andra Programme. “For pure regional budget now, it is very limited for road funding,” he said. Roni mentioned that damaged roads in the Pandeglang area still amount to about 32 per cent. To address these roads, he reiterated that the regency hopes for assistance from the central government and the Banten Provincial Government. “We hope for assistance from the provincial government or the central government, through the National Road Agency, to be handled immediately, because the regional budget is very limited,” he said. It is known that previously, a tragic fate befell a woman named Umayah, a resident of Lewibalang Village, Cikeusik Subdistrict, Pandeglang Regency, Banten. She had to be carried after giving birth due to the damaged road conditions. Based on a viral video seen by detikcom on Tuesday (12/5/2026), several villagers were seen carrying Umayah using bamboo and a sarong cloth. They carried Umayah from the Lewibalang Village Health Post to her home, covering a distance of about 300 metres, on Sunday (10/5) last. According to residents, this phenomenon keeps recurring. It happens because the road conditions are severely damaged, making it difficult for vehicles to pass. “People are often carried like this. The damaged road conditions are the cause,” said a local resident named Angga when asked for confirmation. Angga said that when residents fall ill, bamboo and sarongs must be available as equipment to access medical services. He revealed an even more tragic incident where a resident died while being carried. “There are cases of death while being carried, when going for treatment,” said Angga, who is also a medical worker in the village.