Minister Of Public Works Alludes To Giant Sea Wall Development: One Of Prabowo's Big Programs

Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo touched on the plan to build a sea wall or giant sea wall initiated by President Prabowo Subianto in a working meeting (Raker) with Commission V DPR RI, Wednesday, October 30.

Dody explained that the giant sea wall project was urgent to overcome the problem of land subsidence that occurred in Jakarta.

"Giant sea wall Jakarta to Gresik is one of Pak Prabowo's big programs, especially in Jakarta because land subsidence in Jakarta is very worrying," said Dody, quoted on Thursday, October 31.

However, Dody admitted that he had not received any special directions regarding the implementation of the giant sea wall program.

However, he was asked to immediately complete the beach embankment project or national integrated coaltal development (NCICD) located on the coast of Jakarta Beach.

If the NCICD project is completed, the Ministry of Public Works will first work on the sea embankment project that stretches from Jakarta to Bekasi.

"PUPR is asked to be more serious and fast to be able to build a minimum sea wall giant in the Jakarta to Bekasi area for 20-30 km," he said.

Previously, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) targeted that the construction of the Jakarta coastal embankment which is currently being worked on will be completed in 2025.

Secretary General of the Ministry of PUPR Mohammad Zainal Fatah said that the construction of the beach embankment or national integrated coaltal development (NCICD), which is part of the task of the Ministry of PUPR, is currently entering the completion stage.

"So that our brothers and sisters who are on the beach do not continue to be flooded, the PU has already done what we call the coastal embankment. (Work) PU is a little more, really, hopefully next year it will be finished," said Zainal Fatah when met by reporters at the PUPR Ministry Auditorium, Jakarta, Tuesday, October 1.

The beach embankment that Zainal Fatah means is a embankment attached to the coastline. Later, the embankment is expected to be completely completed next year.

"So, the coastal embankment is a embankment that is tight to the beach. If the sea embankment is carried out at sea. It's a little more, really. Hopefully next year it will be finished," he said.