THREE DAM SOON BE BUILT

[CATEGORY: INFRASTRUCTURE]

  

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing targeting three dam construction phase can begin at the end of this year. All three are Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam in North Sulawesi, Ladongi Dam in Southeast Sulawesi, and Way Sekampung Dam in Lampung. "The target for completion in 2020," said Head of Dam the Ministry of Public Works, Imam Santoso.

He explained that the signing of the contract construction of Ladongi and Way Sekampung Dam scheduled next week. While the construction contract for the Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam been signed, "We are ready at any time. The work go on, no need to wait groundbreaking."

Kuwil Kawangkoan and Ladongi Dams require an investment of Rp 1.51 trillion and Rp 907 billion. For Way Sekampung Dam has been no estimate of capital needs.

The Ministry  of Public Works is also completing construction of Teritip Dams in East Kalimantan, Bajulmati Dams in East Java and Payaseunara  Dam in Aceh. Bajulmati project targeted for completion in the past year, while the Teritip and Payaseunara was a project that should be completed this year. Bajulmati, Teritip, and Payaseunara each spent Rp 420 billion, Rp 270 billion and Rp 56.8 billion. According to Imam. President Joko Widodo will inaugurate a third in the near future.

The government plans to build 24 dams. Until last week, the process of construction of the 24 projects recorded 32.28 percent, with the absorption of 31.9 percent. In the next year, the government will build nine dams to reach the target of a total of 65 dams by 2019.

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