President Jokowi Inaugurates Central Wastewater Processing System In Pekanbaru

President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Wastewater Management Installation (IPAL) in Bambu Kuning Village, Pekanbaru City, Riau, Friday (31/5/2024). BETWEEN/Personal Documentations

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo inaugurated a centralized wastewater management system that can process wastewater into raw water for households in Bambu Kuning Village, Tenayan Raya District, Pekanbaru City, Riau.

"Today the people of Pekanbaru City have a centralized wastewater management system to process wastewater in Pekanbaru City," said President Jokowi as in a live broadcast from the Presidential Secretariat YouTube account reported by ANTARA, Friday, May 31.

The President explained that the wastewater management system can protect the water environment, maintain groundwater quality and maintain raw water in Pekanbaru City.

The waste water management installation (IPAL) has been carried out by the Ministry of PUPR with a total cost of Rp902 billion financed from various sources, namely the Asian Development Bank (ADB), APBN and APBB.

"The work should be like this, everything is moving so that what we want can be completed," said the President.

The IPAL which was inaugurated has a water volume capacity of 8,000 m3 per day with access to the piping network to households reaching 11 thousand house connections.

The President requested that this IPAL management infrastructure be utilized as well as possible so that the quality of raw water and water services, as well as the environment in Pekanbaru City can be maintained clean and healthy.

"This is very good, so that we can manage the quality of the water in Pekanbaru in the future," said the President.