How MUCH Is The Budget For The Ciliwung River Sodetan Project?

YOGYAKARTA - Member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Hasan Basri Umar said the Ciliwung drain project to the East Flood Canal (KBT) was the result of a budget agreement at the end of Governor Anies Baswedan's leadership. Let's find out how much is the budget for the Ciliwung River drain project?

He explained the reason why this project was not executed in the final period of Anies when his budget was approved, because the construction work from the APBD could not be carried out instantly.

Before the Ciliwung drain project can be continued, that there needs to be some level, starting from budget planning, disbursement of budget rations, to work.

"Pak Heru is the executor, but we agreed to the budget during Pak Anies' (last-period) era, the current budget was drawn up last year," Hasan Basri was quoted as saying by Antara, recently.

"The process of work is gradual. But maybe before this, there has been an implementation, it's just not finished yet," he said.

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono voiced that the Ciliwung-East Flood Canal (KBT) River drain project cost up to IDR 1.2 trillion.

Basuki admitted that the tariffs incurred for the project were really large. However, he stressed that it would be useful to regulate flooding in Jakarta.

"(The budget) is around IDR 1.2 trillion, so it's expensive, but God willing, it will have benefits in flood control," said Basuki after reviewing the project, Tuesday (24/1/2023).

When Will This Project Be Rerun?

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is conducting a review of the Sodetan Sungai Ciliwung project to the East Flood Canal, in Jakarta, Monday (24/1/2023). He voiced that the project, which has been neglected for 6 years, will be completed in April 2023.

During the visit, Jokowi was also accompanied by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono, and Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono.

"Soon, maybe April (2023), God willing, will finish the Ciliwung drain which has stopped for 6 years," said Jokowi, when met in East Jakarta, Monday (24/1/2023).

Jokowi explained that the work on land acquisition had been carried out for the past 1.5 months, so that at this time construction has even continued with drilling. So that in April it will come when it is completed it can significantly reduce flood discharge.

"Because this is from the Ciliwung river, if it has opened alert four, it will reduce 33 cubic meters per second. It's really big. Then if you are on alert one as much as 63 cubic meters per second. Because the channel is right 3.2 meters left of the tunnel 3.25 meters along 1.3 km. If it is functioning, it will reduce flooding in Jakarta," said Jokowi.

In addition, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta also said that other programs would be carried out to reduce flooding in Jakarta, starting from normalization 12 times in Jakarta, including Ciliwung, as well as the completion of the Ancol Sentiong pump. Including construction, to the construction of a sea wall.

"I have ordered the sign north of the tidal flood, both with the sea wall and with the seawall giant," said Jokowi.

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono stated that at this time work is still required to carry out pipeline couplings, to cleaning the site pile, and widening the river.

"God willing, in April it will be completed and of course reduce flooding in Jakarta," concluded Heru.

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