Gelora Beach Area Arrangement Progress In NTB Reaches 80 Percent

Caption: The physical progress of structuring the Gelora Beach area reaches 80 percent. Photo: Doc. PUPR

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is completing the arrangement of the Gelora Beach area in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which has started since October 2023.

The arrangement of the Gelora Beach area is carried out by the Directorate of Settlement Area Development through the Regional Settlement Infrastructure Center (BPPW) of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Directorate General of Human Settlements, Ministry of PUPR with a total budget of IDR 18.4 billion.

"Currently, the physical progress of structuring the Gelora Beach area reaches 80 percent of the total structuring budget of Rp 18.4 billion," said PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono in his official statement, Monday, June 17.

The arrangement of the Gelora Beach area includes the construction of residential infrastructure, namely beachside performances, environmental roads, drainage, seating shelters, street furniture and green open spaces.

Then, sanitation work includes the construction of TPS 3R, water towers and supporting facilities. Furthermore, drinking water work includes the construction of a new pipeline from Mata Air Semaso and Ai Temuk to house connections in Gelora Beach settlements, construction of new reservoirs and improvement of existing reservoirs.

Basuki said that the availability of adequate infrastructure will accelerate the development of tourist destinations. "For tourism, first, the infrastructure must be improved. Then, amenities and new events are promoted on a large scale. If it is not ready, tourists come once and will not come again. That's what we have to take care of right," he said.

Meanwhile, Assistant for the Economy and Development of the Sumbawa Regional Secretary Lalu Suharmaji Kertawijaya expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of PUPR for the arrangement of the Gelora Beach area.

"We are ready and very much appreciate the efforts made by the Ministry of PUPR to build tourism and infrastructure in Sumbawa Regency," he said.

For your information, Gelora Beach in Sumbawa Regency has a strategic value in the region because it is part of the Moyo-Tambora National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). This beach is also located on the Sumbawa Island strategic tourism route.

The arrangement of the Gelora Beach area is a follow-up to the Sumbawa Island Settlement Infrastructure Development Plan (RPIP) in 2021, where the Gelora Beach area was chosen to be a priority area built from 2023 to 2024.