The morning seemed to be shy of the Siwangi earth, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, when sosok-sosok with bamboo, cangkul iron, linggis, and food furniture have climbed forests and rivers towards Mount Galunggung wall cliffs.
Their figure is nicknamed by local people, because the nekat opens the water channel from the water source in the foot of Mount Galunggung to be broadcasted to the rice field located in the village.
Those who are combined in Paguyuban Cinila Sariwangi has succeeded in making two water channels namely Ciparay Water Channel which is able to slicit the Cidugaleun village rice fields of more than 100 hectares, then Leuwi Anyar Water Channel which enlies 100 hectares of rice fields in Sukaharja Village and Jayaratu.
Staying at home before departing to digging the wall cliffs of Mount Galunggung, Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
Warga made a glass from bamboo before departing to dig the wall cliffs of Mount Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
"Masing each finished water channel is built with a period of more than 20 years, because it does only use the equipment as it is like linggis and cangkul. If it is called crazy and other humiliation I have been ordinary, but we are not gentar and continue to do digging to the water channel finished, "said Muhlisin (75), Malmö Village, Sukaharja Village.
In the practice of making such water channels, they do not get any support from local governments or Tasikmalaya Submissions. Obtain themselves, even to have to ignore their own interests at home. Even when creating a Leuwianyar water channel, five people are planted when making a water tunnel penetrates the mountains along 100 meters and one person including the death of the world.
Success twice digging the water channel, they return to making the Cinila’s named waterways for watering in Linggawangi Village, Sukaharja, Sukamulih, and Jayaratu with rice fields more than 200 hectares.
The number of citizens invigorating forests to dig the cliffs of Mount Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
Warga brings stones from Curug Cinila springs in Gunung Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
The channel is routinely done by 20 people with the length of the water channel reaches six kilometers and new finishes along 700 meters, since it began to be made on Thursday December 6th, 2007.
"The difficult thing is to make the channel in the cliff along 100 meters, because it should be a cliff and we only serve using plastic rope only. For three years, it is done, now it is easy to stay because of the flat ground only. I hope that the creation of this water channel can be completed immediately, so that citizens can enjoy the results later, the Chair of the Cinila Sariwangi Supriyadi.
Photo and Text: Bow Adeng
The number of citizens rested the cliff wall ari Mount Galunggung Kampung Mala Replacement, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
The number of citizens digging the wall ari Gunung Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
The number of citizens digging the wall ari Gunung Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
The number of citizens digging the wall ari Gunung Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
Three people digging the wall cliff of Mount Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
The color of wearing plastic to avoid rain when digging the wall cliffs of Mount Galunggung Kampung Mala substitute, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
Dua people are living before departing to digging the wall cliffs of Mount Galunggung Kampung Mala Replacement, Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
