Public Works and People’s Housing Ministry to build 9 new dams worth Rp21 trillion
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Investor Daily - PUPR akan Bangun 9 Bendungan Baru Senilai Rp21 Triliun
31 January 2019
Jakarta — The Public Works and People’s Housing (PUPR) Ministry will build nine new dams this year with a cost requirement of around Rp21 trillion. The new dams will complete the government’s plan to build 65 new dams in the period of 2015 – 2019.
The nine new dams are Mbay Dam in Nagekeo Regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) with a capacity of 34.14 million m3, Jenelata Dam in Gowa Regency in South Sulawesi (224.72 million m3), Pelosika Dam in Konawe Regency in Southeast Sulawesi (590 million m3), Jragung Dam in Demak Regency in Central Java (129 million m3), and Riam Kiwa Dam in Banjar Regency in South Kalimantan (110.57 million m3).
There are also Tiro Dam in Pidie Regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (41.11 million m3), Budong-Budong Regency in Central Mamuju in West Sulawesi (65.18 million m3), Ameroro Dam in Konawe Regency in Southeast Sulawesi (55.12 million m3), and Tiu Suntuk Dam in West Sumbawa Regency in West Nusa Tenggara (55.9 million m3).
“The construction of nine new dams this year costs around Rp21 trillion. The budget comes from multi-year allocation until 2023 when the dam will be completed,” said Director General for Water Resources in the PUPR Ministry, Hari Suprayogi, in Jakarta, Wednesday (30/1).
He went on to say that the government is committed to building those dams to support food and water security programs, provide raw water resources, water irrigated lands and rice fields, provide sources of electricity, and control flood.
“The nine dams that will be built is predicted to be able to reduce flood by 2,853 m3 per second. Whereas the total 65 dams the government will build can reduce flood by around 13,355 m3 per second,” he explained.
Meanwhile, based on the PUPR Ministry’s data, within the period of 2015 – 2019, the government will build 65 dams. Nine new dams will be built this year to meet the targeted 65 dams. Currently there are 36 ongoing dam projects which can reduce flood by 7.010 m3 per second.
And until the end of 2018 there are 17 dams which have finished construction and they can reduce flood by 3,400 m3 per second, plus the nine dams that will begin construction in 2019 and will reduce flood by 2,853 m3 per second.
This year the government also aims to finish the construction of 12 dams. Hence, the number of dams that can be completed in the period of 2015 – 2019 will total 29 dams which can reduce flood by 5.720 m3 per second. The total 65 dams are set to be completed in 2023.
For flood anticipation programs, he continued, the government has carried out maintenance on embankments and river cliffs, maintenance on flood canals, and exploration on main rivers that have been damaged and potentially cause flooding.
Hari also said a number of regional halls have cleaned up some rivers before the rainy season set in. For the equipment to deal with flooding, some equipment that has been prepared across the nation includes 122 units of excavators, 196 rubber boats, and 96 dump trucks. In addition, hundreds of thousands of anti-flood sandbags have also been put in place.
Separately, Head of Pompengan Jeneberang River Basin Area Centre, Teuku Iskandar, called for support from South Sulawesi Governor so that the construction process of Jenelata Dam in Gowa Regency can start immediately. “There are several things I would like to point out including the environmental and location determination permits, I am hoping for support because it falls under the authority of Mr. Governor,” he said.
He explained South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah intentionally waited so they can discuss further on the measures to be taken following the visit of Vice President Jusuf Kalla. His agency has received instruction from the PUPR Minister through Director General for Water Resources on how the construction of Jenelata Dam can start.
On that basis, he said, his agency reported to the Governor that the preparation to begin the construction is already in the planning stage.
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