TNI Cleans Consumpted Dams So That People At The Skouw-Wutung Border Of Papua Get Clean Water Supply

The TNI-AD Manunggal Air Team Kodam XVII/CEN conducted a review of the water dam on the border of Skouw-Wutung Papua/ Photo: Doc. TNI

JAKARTA The community on the border of Skouw, Jayapura, Papua Province complained about the supply of clean water for the needs of the community. Receiving the report, the TNI-AD Manunggal Air Team Kodam XVII/CEN conducted a review of the water dam on the Skouw-Wutung border to take action.

Pangkostrad Lt. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak together with Pangdam XVII/CEN Maj. Gen. Izak Pangemanan supported by the Indonesian Pamtas Task Force-PNG Infantry Battalion 132/BS carried out repairs and normalization and pipelined water dams in that location.

Handling is done because clean water sources on the Skouw-Wutung border are the main needs for the people of Skouw (RI) and Wutung (PNG).

It is known, the main cause of the problem with the supply of clean water turned out that the water dam had been buried by landslides of mud, rocks and sand, as well as fallen trees so that water could not flow normally and clog the water reservoir. In addition, many pipes were also found that were damaged, broken and broken. The members immediately repaired.

The activity began with cleaning water dams for 3 (three) days using excavators, and continued with the installation of doubles of 160-meter-long HDPE pipes to replace the damaged old pipes.

"Thanks to Mr. Pangkostrad, Pangdam XVII/CEN and Pamtas Task Force Battalion 132/BS for paying our sincere and sincere attention to the people of the Skouw border. Now the water has flowed smoothly again", said Ondo Afi Stenley.

This water dam repair activity was carried out for 6 (six) days, and ended with a traditional event at the water dam site which was followed by a ceremonial event at the Main Command Post of the Indonesian Pamtas Task Force-PNG Infantry Battalion 132/BS which invited all levels of society living on the Skouw border, Papua.