The story of the Mountain Slamet Water Tunnel Warrior who faithfully guarded for the villagers

The darkness of the day did not prevent Kusnanto (60) and Agus Salim (48) from cleaning the water tunnel from the rocks, tree stems and leaves that entered it. Photo: Arbi Anugrah

BANYUMAS - Mount Slamet stores a lot of natural wealth, one of which is the water used by the people on the southern slope of the second highest mountain in Central Java. However, the abundant natural wealth could not be fully exploited by the community on the mountain slopes.

There is a tunnel to transport water from the flow of the Logawa River. 

The water tunnel was named Tirtapala or the community around it often referred to as the Sanbasri water tunnel which has a length of 550 meters and is located in the Windusari Grumbul, Kalisalak Village, Kedungbanteng, Banyumas.