The collaboration between PT Padjajaran Internusa Tekstil and Sindanggalih Village, Cimanggung District, Sumedang Regency is still not over. It is known that previously PT Padjajaran Internusa Tekstil planned to cooperate with Sindanggalih Village in taking water facilities for the benefit of the company. However, the residents of Sindanggih had rejected the investment by PT Padjadjaran Internusa Tekstil on the grounds that they were worried about a prolonged drought. In response to this, the Sindanggalih Village Government is trying to prevent residents from being threatened by drought by holding hearings and communicating with PT Padjajaran Internusa Tekstil.

Aiming to prevent the threat of drought while at the same time trying to increase Village Original Income (PADes), Sindanggalih Village Head, Edi Setiawan took steps to make Village Regulations (Perdes).

"We are pushing the village regulation so that residents do not become victims, the point is that residents should not be harmed because of the company," said Edi to West Java Express, Wednesday (24/5).

He explained that apart from paying attention to the residents, according to Edi, the opportunity to increase PADes through companies that invest should not be ignored.

"For village permits, it does not enter the realm of licensing, only for recommendations that already exist, basically from the people of RW03, 05, 01 and RW02," he said.

Previously, there was a rejection of investment from PT Padjadjaran Internusa Tekstil by residents, explained Edi because the planned location for water extraction was considered risky because it could potentially cause drought in the future.

“Previously, it was near the source of land belonging to PT Padjajaran, but residents also recommended taking water in the Panjarabatu area, if you can, you can. Residents' permits have also been taken," added Edi.

"As for now, the residents themselves have 70 people employed (excavating water facilities) at the location and being paid Rp100 thousand (rupiah) per day," he continued.

Not only that, Edi said, as a cooperation agreement in taking water in the Sindanggalih Village area, PT Padjajaran Internusa Tekstil stated that it was able to provide work land for local people or villagers.

"PT Padjadjaran's statement is able to prioritize clean water for the community, prioritize irrigation water for agriculture, then be ready to close (stop water withdrawal) when the dry season or water flow is low," said Edi.

He continued, PT Padjajaran Internusa Tekstil if later the cooperation agreement with Sindanggalih Village continued, then Edi said, the company claimed to be ready to provide PADes to increase village income.

"But (giving) PADes (nominal payment) depends on the ability of the company," he concluded.

"Then PT Padjadjaran prioritizes when it needs workers who are the priority of the workforce, namely local sons or residents of Sindanggalih," concluded Edi