Stopped Since 2021 Due To Land Problems, Kupang Regent Ensures Manikin Dam Construction To Continue

Regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Korinus Masneno (ANTARA)

KUPANG - The Regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT), Korinus Masneno said, the process of constructing the Manikin dam in Taebenu District, which was stopped due to land issues, would continue.

"The dam construction process is still ongoing and the government is trying to approach the community around the Manikin dam area to resolve land issues," said Korinus Masneno in Kupang, Antara, Friday, May 13.

Korinus Masneno hopes that the problem of the Manikin dam construction, which had been stalled since 2021, can be resolved soon.

"Previously, a meeting was held followed by minutes of the agreement to be followed up. However, problems arose in the middle of the Manikin dam construction process," he said.

According to him, the process of measuring the boundary of the dam area which has not been carried out in two will soon be completed.

"If we want to be quick, the measurements can be accelerated. Just announce the map of 6 villages around the dam area so that people know clearly so that people don't feel cheated," he said.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Regent of Kupang, Jerry Manafe, emphasized that the construction of the Manikin dam, which cost more than IDR 426 billion, had to continue, especially since the budget was already available.

"Although there are things that become problems in the work process, they must be resolved in a transparent manner so that the construction of this dam will be completed immediately according to President Joko Widodo's expectations," he stressed.

Representative of the Head of the Center for Consolidation of Forest Areas for Region XIV Kupang, Kustanto explained that boundary demarcation activities had begun in early 2021.

So that it has become the authority of BPN to measure the boundaries of the area which includes six villages and the remaining two villages.

Kustanto hopes that BPN can take measurements of the inundation west of the Manikin Dam river.