Ministry Of PUPR: China's NHRI Interested In Building A Sea Embankment In Indonesia

Expert Staff to the Minister of PUPR for Technology, Industry and Environment as well as Spokesperson for the Ministry of PUPR Endra S Atmawidjaja. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) revealed that China's Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI) is interested in being involved in the construction of the sea embankment.

"The point is like this, they convey interest or interest. But whether it will be engagement or not, we don't know yet, but interest has a follow-up," said Expert Staff of the Minister of PUPR for Technology, Industry and Environment as well as Spokesperson for the Ministry of PUPR Endra S Atmawidjaja, in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, October 5.

According to Endra, apart from China, there are two other countries that have expressed interest in being involved in the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD), namely South Korea and the Netherlands.

"In the meantime, there are already two who have or have conducted the study first, namely South Korea and the Netherlands at NCICD, later they will explore it, then they will see how far they can upgrade or even participate in in initiating its construction. So that's just a statement of interest yesterday, they explored the possibility for investment there. From the statement of interest to the realization, it's also long," he said.

Endra said that China's NHRI is a strong institution in China and has experience in building large dams and sea embankments in China.

"We know that the NHRI is a strong institution in China. He helped build major dams in China, including sea embankments. They will definitely lower their experts to see first, then they will start discussing with Indonesian experts, and maybe also with existing studies they will explore," he said.

For information, during his working visit to China, the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono held a meeting with the Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI) to explore opportunities for cooperation in wavebreaking and various kinds of sea wall structures that may be implemented in Indonesia.

The meeting will be followed up with the planned visit of the NHRI team to Indonesia in the near future. The NHRI will review the available basic design data and studies compiled by a team of experts from South Korea, the Netherlands and the PUPR Ministry team.

In this discussion, Minister Basuki emphasized the importance of making a physical model for the health center by utilizing the Sumberdaya Air laboratory in Bandung and a beach laboratory in North Bali. This is a transfer of knowledge from China to Indonesia. The financing plan will use a loan scheme.