BENGKULU - The Bengkulu City Government (Pemkot), Bengkulu Province, has proposed the rehabilitation of irrigation networks to the Ministry of Agriculture to accelerate the repair of supporting infrastructure for the agricultural sector.
This step was taken because the condition of the irrigation network in Bengkulu City is still a pressing homework. A number of primary and secondary irrigation canals are considered to require serious attention so that agricultural production can run optimally.
"For the initial repair, the focus is on the tertiary irrigation network," said Head of Infrastructure and Advisory Facilities of the Bengkulu City Food and Agriculture Directorate, Henry Dona, in Bengkulu, Antara, Wednesday, April 22.
He explained that the proposal for rehabilitation to the Ministry of Agriculture is expected to accelerate the repair of infrastructure which has been the main support for people's agricultural activities.
According to Henry, this step is part of an acceleration strategy while waiting for the realization of a large-scale rehabilitation program from the central government.
Meanwhile, a team from the Ministry of Agriculture through the Directorate General of Land and Irrigation has conducted a direct review of the field to see the actual condition of the irrigation network.
Based on the initial mapping results, there are five points that are the priority of handling with a length of about 100 meters each. Four points are in the Singaran Pati District, while the other point is in the Teluk Segara District.
"In general, the irrigation condition is not very good, so it needs a gradual handling," said Henry.
He added that the improvement of the tertiary irrigation network had begun to be implemented by involving technical teams from the Ministry of Agriculture who came directly from Palembang to ensure that the process was carried out according to standards.
The city government hopes that the synergy between the local and central governments can accelerate the completion of the rehabilitation of the irrigation network so that it has a real impact on the community.
With an optimally functioning irrigation infrastructure, water distribution to agricultural land is expected to run more smoothly and ultimately be able to increase farmer productivity.
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