Budget Proposal Of IDR 700 Billion Only IDR 78 Billion Disbursed, Mimika Stops All PON Preparations

The closed stadium in the Mimika Sport Complex area will be used for the basketball match arena at PON XX Papua, 2-15 October 2021 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Regent of Mimika, Papua, Eltinus Omaleng, emphasized that his region had stopped all preparations for the XX PON until the XX Papua PON Grand Committee gave certainty regarding the budget for the activity.

"This is our last meeting and there are no more service activities for PON XX Papua. So if there is a visit from Papua or from the Center related to PON, we will not serve it until there is certainty about the funds for its implementation," said Eltinus Omaleng in Timika, Tuesday.

This affirmation was conveyed by the Regent Eltinus Omaleng who is also the Chair of the Mimika Cluster XX Papua PON Sub-PB after holding an evaluation meeting with all the management of the Mimika Cluster XX Papua PON Sub-PB.

Omaleng said that the preparation of the Mimika Cluster PB PON XX Papua was actually good, but he suspected that the management of the funds for the national level four-year sporting event managed by PB PON XX Papua was unclear.

Mimika himself proposed a budget of around IDR 500 billion to IDR 700 billion, but only IDR 78 billion was realized.

"We will move again after there is information on how many rights have been obtained or given to Mimika Regency, whether they are in accordance with Mimika's needs or not. As long as that is not there, all activities will be stopped," he said.

Regarding the unfinished work on the competition arena, such as aeromodeling and kite flying, Omaleng emphasized that it will still be carried out because it has been budgeted for.

"That's not the PON budget but the Special Autonomy budget through the Mimika Regency APBD. Assume it's not for PON because so far the construction of venues has been carried out by Mimika Regency, there has never been any disbursement from PB PON XX Papua," he explained.

Omaleng also ordered the Head of the Mimika PUPR Office, Dominggus RH Mayaut, to stop all preparations for the XX Papua PON in Mimika, whose funding was allocated from the Mimika Regional Budget.

Even Omaleng asked his staff to calculate all the costs incurred by Mimika Regency for the construction of various XX PON infrastructures in the Mimika Cluster.

"If you want to be successful together, all the infrastructure that is already available in Mimika Regency must be rented by the organizers so that all the losses suffered by Mimika can be returned. If PB PON XX Papua wants to use it, please, but you have to rent it," he said again.

The number of sports that will be competed at PON XX Papua which will take place on October 2-15 2021 is 37 branches, nine of which will be competed in Timika, namely athletics, basketball, futsal, handball, judo, fighting degrees, rock climbing, billiards, aeromodeling, kite flying, and skydiving.

The XX Papua PON arena which was built in the Mimika Cluster was jointly carried out by PT Freeport Indonesia, Mimika Regency Government and PB PON XX Papua.

The competition arena built by PTFI is the Mimika Sport Complex which includes a closed stadium for basketball, an outdoor athletics stadium, and is equipped with an athlete's guesthouse.

The Mimika Regency Government has disbursed funds to build an arena for billiards, rock climbing and aeromodeling, skydiving as well as facilities for the Eme Neme Yauware Building for fighting matches.

Meanwhile, the facilities built by PB PON Papua are the futsal stadium for futsal and handball matches, the athlete's house, and kite flying.