SPAM Rantau in Aceh Tamiang is Back in Operation after Being Fixed for Two Weeks

JAKARTA - The IKK Rantau Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) in Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh Province, is confirmed to have been functioning again after the late November flood.

During the disaster, a number of SPAM Rantau components were affected, including the embankment around the Water Treatment Plant (IPA) complex, intake buildings, reservoirs, to pump systems and electrical panels.

After identifying the affected infrastructure after the disaster, the Aceh Building, Infrastructure and Area Arrangement Office (BPBPK) of the Ministry of PU's Cipta Karya Directorate General began to clean the access to the SPAM location, a thorough check of the intake pumps, electrical panels and dosing pumps. Thus, the installation can be gradually operated again.

Head of BPBPK Aceh, Head of the Directorate General of Creative Works of the Ministry of PU Tommy Permadhi, expressed gratitude for the functioning of the Rantau SPAM after being handled for about two weeks.

"Alhamdulillah, IPA has been functioning in Rantau, Aceh Tamiang. Currently, SPAM Rantau has been functioning and can serve the community's clean water needs again," said Tommy in an official statement, Monday, December 29.

SPAM Rantau handling is part of the Ministry of PU's series of efforts to ensure the recovery of basic services after the disaster in Aceh Tamiang, in line with the provision of clean water through mobile IPA, water tank cars, boreholes and public hydrants during the emergency response period.

It is known that SPAM IKK Rantau is one of the SPAM priorities in Aceh Tamiang Regency with an existing capacity of 40 liters per second and serves the community in Rantau and surrounding areas.

In addition to reactivating SPAM Rantau, the PU Ministry is also continuing to prepare follow-up steps in the form of rehabilitation and reconstruction of drinking water infrastructure, including the repair of intake buildings, IPA, reservoirs and increasing the reliability of the distribution system.

This effort is carried out so that drinking water services in the future will be more resilient to disaster risks.

The PU Ministry will continue to coordinate with the local government to ensure the sustainability of drinking water services while accelerating the recovery of the quality of clean water services for the people of Aceh Tamiang.