Water-system extension for Cumbi and Warloka remains unfunded

Cumbi — Manggarai Barat’s public-works agency said on 5 November 2026 that a planned water system could eventually be extended to Cumbi and Warloka, but funding for the work has not been secured.

Why it matters: Residents of Cumbi and Warloka remain without public piped water, while a proposed 150,000-litre-per-day system extension has no confirmed funding or construction date.

Residents of Cumbi currently rely on rainwater, streams and purchased water. Floresa reported that the village is not connected to a public clean-water pipeline and that residents buy water for drinking and cooking.

The planned service would use water from the Tiwu Nampar drinking-water system. Severinus Kurniadi, head of the Manggarai Barat Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing and Settlement Agency, said the system has a capacity of 150,000 litres per day and was initially planned to serve more than 200 households in Tiwu Nampar and infrastructure near the Warloka landfill.

According to Severinus, Cumbi and Warloka were included in the initial beneficiary plan, but insufficient funding meant the current work could cover only Kenari. His agency has prepared a cost estimate of 5,011,128,000 rupiah for a reservoir, pipes and meters to extend the system to Cumbi.

The proposed reservoir would be built at a higher location near the Bunda Segala Bangsa Cumbi chapel because of the area’s low-lying terrain. The route would also support a separate connection to Nalis, in Macang Tanggar village.

Residents and village officials have taken steps toward a funding application. Floresa reported that a landowner signed a grant document on 8 October 2026 for a reservoir site, while Warloka village submitted a statement of interest for the Community-Based Drinking Water Supply programme to the Ministry of Public Works on 24 October.

Severinus said drinking-water funding was not prioritised in the special allocation funds received in 2025 and 2026, while the 2027 allocation was intended for a waste-processing facility. He said the next possible opportunity for drinking-water funding would be in 2028, without confirming that the project would be financed.

In the short term, Manggarai Barat police delivered 20,000 litres of clean water to 100 households in Cumbi on 24 August 2026, citing the absence of a public pipeline and worsening dry-season conditions.

Sources

• Floresa
• Info Kini