President Jokowi Inaugurates PTPP's Simeme Garapan Lau Dam Project

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JAKARTA - PT PP (Persero) Tbk (PTPP) inaugurated the Lausimeme Dam Project located in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province. Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated it directly with the signing of the inscription as a symbolic form.

Also attending the inauguration ceremony were Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Acting Governor of North Sumatra Agus Fatoni, Acting Regent of Deli Serdang Wiriya Alrahman, Director General of Natural Resources of the Ministry of PUPR Bob Arthur Lombogya, and Director of Operations for Infrastructure PTPP Yul Ari Pramuraharjo.

The Lau Simeme Dam project is one of the National Strategic Projects (PSN) located in North Sumatra province. In this project, PTPP is the main contractor responsible for completing 2 work packages, namely work in package 2 and follow-up packages which have a total contract value of the two projects of IDR 738 billion, and an implementation period from 2017 to 2024.

Lau Simeme Dam has a capacity of 21.07 million m3 and has an inundation area of 125.85 hectares. The function of this dam is, among others, as the supply of raw water 2.85 m3/dt (Medan City 1,307 m3/dt and Deli Serdang 1,543 m3/dt), which can reduce flooding in the city of Medan and its surroundings by 289 m3/second (with an early rise gate), as well as a source of electricity supply of 1 MW.D.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the Lau Simeme Dam was the 47th Dam which had been inaugurated in a period of 10 years of leadership, the construction of the Dam took a long time and included a large dam in Indonesia.

"This dam is very large, later when the water has risen, it will be seen how large the Lau Simeme Dam is and the volume is very large. I hope this will be useful for the Province of Main Sumatra," Jokowi said in his remarks, quoted Wednesday, October 16.

Director of Operations for Infrastructure of PTPP Yul Ari Pramuraharjo said that in accordance with the quality and target, PTPP has completed another National Strategic Project (PSN) on dam work.

"After previously the President of the Republic of Indonesia inaugurated the Leuwikeris dam project in West Java Province and the Tiu Suk dam project in West Nusa Tenggara Province, another dam project included in the National Strategic Project (PSN), namely the Lau Simeme Dam Project in North Sumatra Province which has been completed by PTPP and inaugurated directly by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo," said Yul Ari.

According to him, this settlement is certainly a matter of pride for PTPP which has been entrusted by the Government through the Ministry of PUPR in completing national strategic projects, especially infrastructure projects such as dams, toll roads, ports, and others.

"In the future, of course, PTPP hopes to continue to participate and be mandated in national development, especially infrastructure projects throughout Indonesia," concluded Yul Ari.