PTPP Immediately Complete Development Of Istora Papua

Istora Papua; (Photo: PTPP)

JAKARTA - The state-owned construction company, PT PP (Persero) Tbk (PTPP), will soon complete the construction of the Papua Sports Palace (Istora) project which has reached 98 percent.

PTPP President Director Novel Arsyad said, although the Istora Papua project location is located in Eastern Indonesia, which has various challenges in the implementation of its development, his party is still trying to produce the best work for the Indonesian people.

"The construction of this venue is expected to be the pride of the Indonesian people and be of benefit to the Indonesian people, especially the people in Papua Province," said Novel Arsyad in a written statement received by VOI, Wednesday, September 16.

Istora Papua was built in order to welcome the National Sports Week (PON) event which will be held in the easternmost province of Indonesia, namely Papua. Supporting infrastructure readiness is very important in this biggest sporting event in Indonesia.

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and the Regional Government of Papua Province are given the responsibility and trust by the Central Government to build venues to support the PON event, where one of the venues built is Istora Papua.

The Istora Papua Venue is a multi-functional venue with a capacity of 3,674 seats, consisting of 3,148 Tribune seats, 510 VIP seats, and 16 VVIP seats.

In addition, Istora Papua has the following field capacities: 8 badminton courts, 1 basketball court, 6 volleyball courts, gymnastic arenas, and warm-up arenas.

The project, which is owned by the PUPR Ministry, is located in Kampung Harapan, East Sentani District, Jayapura, Papua. The Venue Istora Papua is a building with a typical Papuan architectural design which can be seen from the form of the roof covering of Istora Papua which resembles a Papuan honai that symbolizes unity and unity.

In addition, there are Papuan mural motifs on several sides of the building. The design is the original work of the Indonesian people where PTPP was trusted by the Ministry of PUPR to work on this building.

Istora Papua was built in August 2019 and has an area of 7,740 square meters where currently, this venue is the largest Istora in Indonesia, surpassing Istora Gelora Bung Karno which is located in Jakarta. The project, which has a contract value of Rp. 278 billion, was undertaken with an implementation period of 23 months.