Installation Of Garuda's Last Bar The Presidential Office At IKN Has Been Completed

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has completed the installation of the last gate of the Garuda Presidential Office in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan.

"Alhamdulillah, tonight we will do, see the implementation of the installation of the 4,650th bar which marks the completion of our Garuda construction," said the Minister of PUPR as well as the Acting Head of the IKN Authority (OIKN) Basuki Hadimuljono in a video upload on the official Instagram account @kemenpupr, quoted Monday, July 22.

Installation of the last and highest bar (topping off) in the West Wing of Selubeung Garuda has been completed with the installation of the 4,650th bar.

The installation was also witnessed by the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono (as well as the Acting Head of OIKN) and Nyoman Nuarta, the prototype who designed and made the copper blades forming Garuda's wings.

This is also part of the final completion of the Presidential Office building in the Central Government Core Area (KIPP) of IKN.

Previously, the installation of the first bar was carried out by President Joko Widodo on September 17, 2023.

For your information, the Ministry of PUPR through the IKN Infrastructure Development Implementation Task Force said that the installation of Garuda bird blades at the Presidential Office at IKN was almost complete. According to him, installing for the head of the bird is the most difficult.

"Yesterday, the most difficult Garuda (package) wing on his head, it was completed 3-4 days ago. Now it's just a matter of finishing the wings at the ends, left and right," said Head of the IKN Infrastructure Development Task Force of the Ministry of PUPR Danis Sumadilaga when met at his office, Friday, July 5.

"Hopefully it can be finished next week," he added.

According to Danis, one of the obstacles faced for the completion of the installation of the Garuda blades is the problem of rain.

"The problem is it's just raining. Right, it's at an altitude, there's lightning potential. So, hopefully it can be finished next week. It depends on the weather," he said.

The number of Garuda birdbar modules is 465 modules, with each module there are 10 Garuda blades. Thus, a total of 4,650 Garuda blades will be installed in the Presidential Office.