The Ministry Of PUPR Targets The Flood Control Project In Pekalongan, Central Java, To Be Completed By The End Of 2023

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) is completing the construction of flood control infrastructure and the tidal wave of the Loji River and Banger River in Pekalongan City, Central Java. This project is targeted for completion by the end of 2023.

This is because the coastal areas of Pekalongan City often face the potential for tidal flooding due to the tide of the North Java Sea.

The handling of floods and runoffs of the Pekalongan City tidal wave using a polder system with components including the construction of sea embankments, movement dams, increased embankments, construction of retention ponds, and installation of pump houses.

"Usually the polder is in the form of a pond, but because it is in residential areas and ponds, we make a long storage, which in the end we install a pump," said PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono in a press release, quoted Wednesday, July 26.

The construction of flood control and tidal waves of the Loji River and Banger River is divided into three contractual packages. Package I includes the construction of retention ponds and ship mooring ponds, delegation areas, pump houses, movement dams, Loji River parapets, and gate regulator buildings.

The work was carried out by contractor PT Waskita Karya-agung (KSO) with funding for the 2021-2023 State Budget worth IDR 460.74 billion. The physical progress for Package I has reached 57.4 percent until June 11, 2023.

For Package II, it includes the normalization work of the Banger River, the installation of the Banger River parapet, the installation of parapets and the normalization of the Dead River, the work of the Slamaran Beach embankment, the work of the Degayu Beach embankment, the construction of the Seruni pump house, the construction of the coastal embankment of the Customs pump house, and the work of the coastal embankment of the Sengkarang-Silempeng pump house.

The work was carried out by contractor PT Brantas Abipraya-Maju (KSO) with a contract value of Rp282.67 billion and physical progress of 66.43 percent.

Meanwhile, Package III is in the form of embankment and long storage work for the Sibulan (Zona 1,2,3 and 4), construction of the Sibulan pump house, long storage work and the Susukan pump house, long storage and Cumprit pump house, the Loji River embankment, Gabus-Susukan tram road work, as well as mechanical and electrical work.

Package III itself was carried out by contractor PT Jaya Konstruksi-BRP-APTA (KSO) with funding for the 2021-2023 State Budget worth IDR 393.64 billion and construction progress has reached 79.13 percent.

In carrying out the work on the construction of flood control infrastructure and the tidal wave of the Loji River and the Banger River, the Ministry of PUPR always coordinates and synergizes with the Pekalongan City Government and the Central Java Provincial Government, especially in dealing with emerging social problems.

One of the challenges in this project is land acquisition in the construction of the Degayu Beach rob embankment and there are still four damaged ships in the work route of the Loji River parapet.

The construction of embankments on the coastal areas of Pekalongan City aims to dry up areas that have always been inundated by tidal waves, as well as separate the dry residential zones and the pond zones that are left inundated.