TNI AD Adds IKN Development Security Soldiers

Pangdam VI Mulawarman Major General TNI Tri Budi Utomo (ANTARA/Nyaman Bagus Purwaniawan)

PENAJAM - TNI Army will gradually add soldiers to secure the construction of IKN Nusantara in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan.

"We will involve soldiers for the security of the development of the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) in stages," said Commander of Kodam (Pangdam) VI Mulawarman Major General TNI Tri Budi Utomo in Penajam as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 9.

The TNI-AD personnel involved for the initial stage were 50 people, then increased to 70 people, and then 75 people.

The addition of TNI soldiers is carried out in line with the development of the development of the Nusantara City, he continued, and until 2024 around 250 personnel of the Mulawarman Regional Military Command VI were involved in securing IKN.

The area of the city of Nusantara is approximately 256,000 hectares with a central central government area of around 6,600 hectares, so IKN development requires security so that it is not hampered.

The development of the City of the Archipelago must run optimally, because on August 17, 2024, the 79th Independence Ceremony of the Republic of Indonesia can be held in the capital area of Indonesia's new country.

IKN development security is carried out at a number of points, he explained, including security at construction sites, as well as ports for shipping materials and construction logistics.

Security is also carried out in a number of areas that have been built, one of which is the Sepaku Semoi Dam which is a strategic object to meet the clean water needs of the City of Nusantara.

"Security security for the entry of materials and logistics is smooth, if there are people who take advantage of it, that is not true, it must be dealt with," he said.

The increase in security in the IKN area must continue to be improved in line with the development of infrastructure development in the city of Nusantara, as the capital city of Indonesia's future.

"Kodam VI Mulawarman collaborated with the East Kalimantan Regional Police (Polda Kaltim) to provide security in all lines during the construction of IKN," said Tri Budi Utomo.