In Order For Agricultural Production To Increase, The Sidoarjo Regency Government Builds Bridges And Auctions For Wonoayu Irrigation

Sidoarjo Regent Ahmad Muhdlor (green spring) inspected the Kali Bader bridge in Wonoayu, Sidoarjo, Sunday (10/9/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Pemkab Sidoarjo)

SIDOARJO - The Sidoarjo Regency Government, East Java, has built bridges and agricultural irrigation thresholds in Semambung, Wonoayu, as an effort to increase agricultural production to support food security. Sidoarjo Regent Ahmad Muhdlor said the bridge construction would later aim to revive agricultural land and strengthen inter-regional connectivity. "In addition to building a bridge, the Sidoarjo Regency Government also built irrigation bailangs as a substitute for irrigation pipes, which were not suitable at the time of their condition," he said in Sidoarjo, quoted from Antara, Sunday, September 10. He said the bridge and construction of the irrigation bailang are expected to have a positive impact on agriculture, especially the residents of Semambung and its surroundings. Head of the Public Works Office of Bina Marga and Water Resources of the Sidoarjo Regency Government, Dwi Eko Saptono, said that his party had executed the planning for the construction of bridges and irrigation canals as expected by the Regent. "The Bader River Bridge has a length of 20 meters and a width of 4 meters. In addition to the bridge, irrigation thresholds with an length of 20 meters will also be built above the waterways," said Dwi. The head of Semambung Village, Naning Andiar, said that the construction of the Kali Bader bridge was a request from residents about five years ago. "This year it can be realized as expected," he said. Naning explained, with the construction of the Kali Bader bridge, it can grow agricultural land an area of approximately 22 hectares south of the river.

"Later, when it is finished, the farmers can plant rice again, they don't have to go all the way to the opposite village," he said.