YIA Airport Prone To Abrasi, Ministry Of PUPR: Coastal Protection Development Is Still A Concept, There Are No Funds Yet

Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA). (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Yogyakarta International Airport or Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) located on the southern coast of Kulon Progo is threatened with abrasion.

To overcome this impact, Angkasa Pura I has asked the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to take precautions.

"The concept is in the form of a grin. It is still in the form of a concept and there is no funds. The concept already exists," said the Commitment Making Officer or PPK Sungai Pantai II Sony Santoso in Kulon Progo, Thursday, July 6.

Just so you know,groin is a coastal protective structure built to trap coastal drifts or slow coastal erosion, in a narrow shape and measured parallel to the coast, and its length can vary from tens to hundreds of meters.

Sony said that the work on the grin will be carried out after the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).

To make 1groin, Sony continued, it could cost IDR 75 billion to IDR 100 billion because it is made of concrete, and will be set up for 45 meters.

"From yesterday's planning, at least three, if more than three are better, the more the better, the more expensive it is because the price of material changes every year," explained Sony.

Sony admitted that his party had collaborated with the Yogyakarta Regional Government (Pemda) and Angkasa Pura I to build a temporary wall.

According to Sony, the acceleration of the construction of the grain is just waiting for approval and follow-up from the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono.

"Just waiting for the approval of the follow-up from the minister. When we withdraw for a few years there will be a change whether the coastline changes and that becomes an additional study when it is to be carried out," concluded Sony.