Head of Authority Ensures IKN Development Progress is Running on Schedule

Flats for the construction construction workers of the State Capital (IKN) Nusantara. BETWEEN/HO-Ministry of PUPR

JAKARTA - Head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority (IKN), Bambang Susantono, said the progress of the construction of the new capital city is proceeding according to schedule or on track, especially for the provision of housing for construction workers.

"Yesterday I was in the field on the 1st, seeing the progress, I think it's quite good. We are still on track Yes, everyone, especially for workers' housing", said Bambang as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 3.

Bambang also revealed that the provision of worker housing is a new approach in efforts to humanize construction workers.

"Usually when we have big construction projects they use all kinds of bunks", he said.

"In fact, we are making a new approach, where we are preparing housing, then we are also preparing clinical facilities there so that later they can work optimally", said Bambang.

Previously on December 18, 2022, the Director General of Housing of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Iwan Suprijanto, said that his party had achieved 71.06 percent progress for the construction of IKN construction worker housing.

According to Iwan, as many as 16 of the 22 houses built have entered the process of finishing electricity and installing walls and toilets for workers.

The construction of the IKN construction workers' housing began on August 29 2022 and is targeted to be completed by the end of this month.

The IKN construction worker's residence was carried out by KSO PT Wijaya Karya Gedung and PT Adhi Karya (Persero) Tbk with a contract value of IDR 567 billion.

The plan is to provide various social and public facilities in the residential complex for IKN construction workers, such as a mosque, multi-purpose room, clinic, and management representative office.

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