The Ministry Of PUPR Involves The Young Generation To Increase Awareness Of The Importance Of Water

The Ministry of PUPR involves the younger generation in increasing awareness of the importance of water for life. Photo: Doc. Ministry of PUPR

JAKARTA - In commemoration of World Water Day 16 with the theme UN Water Year 2023 "Accelerating Change to Solve Water and Sanitation Crisis", the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) carries out various activities by involving the younger generation in increasing awareness of the importance of water for life.

One of the activities is through the Scientific Works Competition (LKI) for Students/i SMA/SMK/MA National Level.

"Through this competition, it is hoped that it can encourage the younger generation to excel and be productive in expressing their creative ideas and ideas in an effective effort to preserve sustainable water resources," said Jarot in his official statement, quoted Thursday, March 16.

The UN Water theme is a sub-them of the Scientific Research Competition for Water Resources in 2023 which includes efforts to overcome the raw water crisis, technological innovation in overcoming the water crisis, community participation in the provision of raw water and clean water, as well as the use of information technology in an effort to overcome the water crisis.

In the LKI Final for Water Resources for High School/SMK/National Level Students/SMK, which is the final stage, five finalists for the best LKI for Natural Resources at the National Level have been selected after setting aside 585 participants from all over Indonesia.

The final five finalists came from SMAN Bali Mandara, SMA Kristen Immanuel, SMAN 2 Lamongan, SMA Laboratory UM Malang, and SMAN 2 Klaten.

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, who also acts as a judge in the LKI Final, appreciated the enthusiasm of the younger generation, as well as support from teachers and schools in including their students in the National KTI Level Competition.

"These children are proud because they have done real research in the field, and care about their environment. Please get the companion / mother so that they can continue to develop as well as possible. Thank you children, continue to learn and research, don't get carried away because the challenges ahead are much tougher, avoid drugs, be grateful for what is currently there and hopefully it will be successful," said Minister Basuki.

Basuki also said that there is an opportunity to follow up research for the winners of Champions I and II. "Perhaps from the Directorate General of Human Settlements, Champions I and II, the results of the research can be followed up by increasing the scale to be greater, so that it can become a drinking water program on small islands," he added.