Renovation Of The Kanjuruhan Malang Stadium Starting 2023, Minister Of PUPR: We Will Build Monuments To Remember Victims

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said the renovation process of the Kanjuruhan Malang Stadium will begin in 2023. The pride of the Malang residents stadium will be completely renovated.

According to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s direction, the renovation process will use the State Budget (APBN). "The budget will use the APBN according to the President's direction, and in 2023 we will start," Basuki said on the official website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

The Minister of PUPR said the stadium design would take three months. He said it was possible that the renovation process would be completed by one year.

"Later we will build a monument to remember the victims," said Basuki.

He said his party would redesign the Kanjuruhan Stadium so that disaster would no longer occur. If renovations are not carried out, the government will not allow this stadium to be reused.

Basuki stated that his party had completed a technical audit through the Building Reliability Committee which consisted of experts and professors, building experts, structural experts, architecture, MEP.

He said, there are three basics for evaluating, namely PP No. 16 of 2021, Permenpora No. 7 of 2021 and FIFA Stadiums Guideline 2021.

"That is what is used for the evaluation of this stadium. So this will also be conveyed to the TGIPF for discussion, summarized which was then reported to the President," concluded Basuki.