Construction Of The State Mosque At IKN Telan Cost Rp940 Billion, Progress Capai 18.7 Percent

The progress of the construction of the State Mosque in IKN has reached 18.7 percent. Photo: Doc. PUPR

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is building a State Mosque in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan.

The construction of the project cost Rp940 billion.

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said that the work of the State Mosque has reached 18.7 percent since the groundbreaking was carried out by President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, January 18, 2024 and is planned to be completed in December 2024.

He assigned contractors and construction management consultants to immediately prepare parking space not far from the mosque building.

In addition, Basuki asked the Construction Management Consultant to strengthen access and circulation of vehicles for 60,000 pilgrims to be more efficient and increase green space in the mosque area.

"Please, if there are large and good trees, don't cut them down, it's better to move them. We will increase the number of plants to make them greener," Basuki said as quoted from the official website of the Ministry of PUPR, Monday, August 19.

The construction of the State Mosque under the responsibility of the East Kalimantan Regional Settlement Infrastructure Agency (BPPW) with the implementing contractor PT Adhi Karya-PT Hutama Karya KSO at a state budget fee of Rp940 billion.

Secara kontrak pelaksanaan pembangunannya sudah dimulai sejak November 2023 dan ditargetkan selesai pada Desember 2024.

The State Mosque of IKN stands on an area of 32,125 square meters.

Di lokasi tersebut juga terdapat area komersial seluas 2,221 meter persegi dan area pendukung seluas 7,340 meter persegi.

The mosque building was built covering an area of 61,596 square meters with the design of 3 Lower Ground, 1 Ground Floor, 2 Mezzanine.

There is also a commercial building covering an area of 2,212 square meters as many as two floors and a supporting building covering an area of 727 square meters with one floor.

In addition to the greening landscape, the State Mosque area is also equipped with a retention pond covering an area of 123,502 square meters built by the Kalimantan IV River Basin Center (BWS) of the Directorate General of Water Resources.

Later, the State Mosque area in IKN will also be equipped with plaza areas, ablution venue, meeting room, hall meeting and VIP waiting room.

Then equipped with supporting infrastructure such as nets, bridges and regional utilities.