Minister Basuki Invites Indonesian Citizens In Uzbekistan To Join In Building IKN: Many Auctions For Work Packages

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

The Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) invited Indonesian citizens (WNI) construction workers in Uzbekistan to be involved in the development of the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan.

This was conveyed by Basuki when meeting with diaspora who worked in the construction sector in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is recorded that there are around 160 Indonesian citizens who currently work in Uzbekistan, including 52 people who work in the construction sector.

"We are very welcome if anyone is interested in working at IKN. IKN development needs a lot of people, there are still many work packages to be auctioned off," he said in an official statement, Friday, June 14.

Basuki also conveyed the progress of IKN development. He said, there were 104 work packages for the construction of IKN in 2020-2024 with physical progress reaching 41.3 percent.

"A total of 25 packages have been completed, 61 packages are in the construction process, and 18 packages are in the preparation stage or the auction process," said Basuki.

On this occasion, Basuki also conveyed the achievements of infrastructure development in Indonesia from 2015 to 2023.

In the water resource sector, the Ministry of PUPR has completed the construction of 43 dam units, construction of 1,181,120 Ha irrigation areas, rehabilitation of 4,344,317 Ha irrigation networks, provision of 44.27 m3/second raw water, construction of 1,347 reservoir units and 2,002 km flood control and coastal safety.

For roads and bridges, 2,050 km of toll roads have been built, 5,833 km of new national roads, 122,492 m of bridges, 25,638 m of flyovers/underpasses, and 583 suspension bridges.

Meanwhile, SPAM capacity for settlements has been provided with 33,275 liters/second, waste and sanitation management for 13.2 million families, handling residential areas 93,943 Ha, developing 15 integrated PLBN areas, and 3,443 units of infrastructure and facilities for education, sports and markets.

Then in the housing sector, the Ministry of PUPR has built 65,235 flats, 37,516 special housing units, 1,432,278 self-help housing units, and 220,656 units of infrastructure and utilities.