It Was Rumored That The Landslide Was Being Rumored, The Construction Of The Ameroro Rampung Dam At The End Of 2023

Ameroro Dam In Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi. Photo: Doc. Ministry Of PUPR

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono emphasized that the construction of the Ameroro Dam in Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, is still ongoing and is targeted to be completed by the end of 2023.

This was in response to the issue of the Ameroro Dam which was called a landslide last September. Basuki ensured that the dam with a capacity of 98.81 million cubic meters did not collapse, but was a former excavation of the previous structure.

"Later, at the end of November (2023) the Ameroro Dam will be filled (impsounding), so that in December (2023) it can be inaugurated," Minister Basuki said in a written statement received by VOI, Tuesday, October 24.

Basuki said that the main goal of building the Ameroro Dam was to facilitate the supply of irrigation water in Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi. The dam was built to be able to irrigate 3,363 hectares of agricultural land (ha).

He instructed the construction of the dam to be followed by the construction of its irrigation network. "Thus, dams built at large costs can provide tangible benefits, where water will flow to farmers' fields," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Sulawesi IV River Basin Center (BWS) Kendari, Ministry of PUPR Agus Safari, also ensured that the ruins around the Ameroro Dam were excavated by the spillway structure. Spillway in the dam serves to regulate the water level.

Agus said the pile of soil from the spillway construction was used as a pile for heavy road access. This is useful for protecting the concrete surface that has been built and as a heavy equipment mount.

He added that currently the physical progress of the Ameroro Dam has reached 87.15 percent. "The Ameroro Dam is projected to be able to serve raw water in Konawe Regency of 511 liters per second and reduce flooding to 443.34 cubic meters per second," he said.

In addition, the Ameroro Dam can also be used as a power plant with a capacity of 1.3 MW and has the potential to become an object of tourism in Konawe Regency because of its beauty.

The dam began working in December 2020 at a state budget cost of Rp1.6 trillion. The construction is carried out in 2 work packages, namely Package I by contractor PT Wijaya Karya-PT Sumber Cahaya Agung-PT Basuki Rahmanta Putra (KSO) and Package II PT Hutama Karya-PT Adhi Karya (KSO).