JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono to the Head of the Archipelago Capital Authority (IKN) Bambang Susantono reviewed the progress of the construction of the landed house of the ministry in the Central Core Government Area (KIPP) of the Archipelago Capital (IKN), Thursday, February 23.

President Jokowi said there are 36 landed houses of ministerial positions being built at that location and are targeted for completion in 2024.

The completion target is one of the preparations for holding the flag ceremony for Independence Day on August 17, 2024 at IKN.

"We hope that in June 2024 it will be completed because we are targeting August 17, 2024, there will be a flag ceremony in the capital city of the archipelago," Jokowi said in a press statement, Friday, February 24.

Jokowi said that the construction of landed houses in ministerial positions at IKN had reached 14 percent of its physical progress at this time.

"So, this bismillah has started, once again we hope that June 2024 will be completed. I just want to convey a optimism that the capital city of the archipelago has started its construction, both infrastructure in the form of an office and this is the house of the minister," he said.

On the same occasion, PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said, in addition to building landed houses for ministerial positions, the Ministry of PUPR through the Directorate General of Housing is also preparing the construction of flats (rusun) / apartments for ASN / TNI / Polri in IKN. "It is targeted that the construction will start in June 2023," he said.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Housing at the Ministry of PUPR, Iwan Suprijanto, said that the construction of the landed house of minister at KIPP IKN had started since December 2022 according to the contract.

"The construction is carried out on an area of about 20 hectares complete with furniture, and will be equipped with social facilities (fasos) and public facilities (fasum). The construction is carried out by PT Adhi Karya-Cirijasa, KSO with a contract value of Rp493 billion," he explained.

In addition, said Iwan, his party had received an assignment from the president to build 47 flat towers/apartments for ASN/TNI/Polri.

"The allocation of budget needs is IDR 9.4 trillion which must be completed by mid-2024. Currently, it is still in the stage of budget allocation and auction preparation. Each tower will be around 10-12 floors each," he added.


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