JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) continues to accelerate the construction of infrastructure in the National Food, Energy, and Water Self-sufficiency Area (KSPEAN) which is centered in Wanam, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province.
Road development, irrigation networks, and flood control are carried out to reduce the cost of agricultural production, thereby improving the welfare of farmers.
Minister PU Dody Hanggodo emphasized that the development of infrastructure in the national food area must provide direct benefits to farmers.
Dody assessed that good infrastructure would cut production costs, so that the profits received by farmers would be greater.
"There should be no additional costs for farmers. The cost of farmers must be as low as possible. The profits of farmers must be as high as possible. So that the farmers' lives are more and more worthy, better and better," said Dody, quoted from a written statement, Wednesday, July 29.
This commitment is realized through the acceleration of the construction of irrigation networks in the Merauke Food Production Center (KSPP).
Until July 2026, the Directorate General of Water Resources of the Ministry of PU has built a primary irrigation canal along 44 kilometers of the total target of 135.4 kilometers.
Meanwhile, the construction of secondary irrigation canals has reached 16.31 kilometers from the target of 61.6 kilometers.
To support the cultivation area, the construction of an irrigation network on a 1,200-hectare agricultural plot is also almost complete with a progress of 88 percent or along 20.45 kilometers of the total planned 24.2 kilometers.
In addition to ensuring the availability of water for agricultural land, the PU Ministry is also accelerating the construction of flood control infrastructure so that food production areas are still protected.
Until now, the progress of flood control construction Package I has reached 39.02 percent or faster than the target, while Package II has reached 36.65 percent.
In the connectivity sector, the Ministry of PU through the Directorate General of Road Construction is building roads in the Wanam KSPP area to facilitate logistics distribution and reduce the cost of transporting agricultural products.
The construction of the Wanam-Muting KSPP Road Segment I has currently reached 3.59 percent, higher than the planned target of 1.30 percent.
Although construction work is still ongoing along the 58 kilometers, the road section is functional and can be used by vehicles, so it is being used to support community activities and the distribution of agricultural products.
Meanwhile, the construction of the KSPP Wanam-Muting Segment II Road also showed positive progress with a progress of 10.06 percent.
From the target of building along 80 kilometers, about 50 kilometers of road routes have been successfully opened as part of accelerating regional connectivity.
The construction of roads, irrigation, and flood control is part of the government's strategy to build an integrated agricultural ecosystem in Merauke.
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