The National Police Task Force Goes Directly To NTB, Prevents Development Projects With Corruption DAK

The National Police's Special Task Force (Satgassus) team directly monitors the implementation of development projects using the 2023 Special Allocation Fund (DAK) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province to prevent corruption, collusion and nepotism.

The head of the National Police's Corruption Prevention Task Force Team, Harun Al Rasyid, said that there were seven infrastructure projects that were targeted for monitoring, monitoring and evaluation of his party.

The seven projects are the rehabilitation of the irrigation area (DI) of Tojang Complex with a contract value of Rp. 2.6 billion. Rehabilitation of the irrigation area of Loang Gali with a value of Rp. 1.2 billion, rehabilitation of the irrigation area of Reban Bela with a value of Rp. 1.8 billion, rehabilitation of the irrigation area Kedatuk with a value of Rp. 1.4 billion.

Furthermore, the rehabilitation of the Lebak irrigation area with a value of Rp. 2.2 billion, rehabilitation of the Soangkon irrigation area with a value of Rp. 2.5 billion, rehabilitation of the Sangkon irrigation area with a contract value of Rp. 2.5 billion and rehabilitation of Kwang Derek with a value of Rp. 2,999 billion.

"The project of improving and maintaining irrigation networks, in general, can be said to be quite good, from the location we checked, there is only one work package that has not been 100 percent carried out due to technical problems," Harun said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, September 8.

From the results of the monitoring and evaluation, said Harun, in the future it is hoped that irrigation area projects can be carried out comprehensively from upstream to downstream so that irrigation problems are not only resolved in certain areas, but also along the flow.

"We see that in addition to being the responsibility of the local and central governments, it is also the responsibility of the community in general, especially in maintaining the cleanliness of irrigation areas from household waste," he said.

Harun also noted that the irrigation area that is built does not mix water with domestic household sewers. This can certainly be dangerous, because the waste-polluted water is then absorbed by plants, it will have an impact on health. "On the other hand, we see that in NTB, especially on the island of Lombok, it is already running well and can support the irrigation of residents' agricultural land, especially in the dry season where the water supply depends heavily on irrigation flows," said Harun.

The monitoring was carried out together with the Directorate of Water Resources of the Ministry of PUPR. In the monitoring, the team was accompanied by the NTB Regional Secretary who is also the Governor of NTB H. Then Gita and his staff and the East Lombok Regency Secretary (Lotim) HM Juaini Taofik along with his staff and other parties related to irrigation projects including Contractors for each project to explain the progress of the project being carried out.

Member of the National Police's Corruption Prevention Task Force Yudi Purnomo said that corruption prevention efforts to prevent corruption in government projects continue to be carried out by the National Police.

The former chairman of the KPK Employee Forum, Yudi, added that this monitoring was a direct assignment from the National Police Chief, General Pol. Listiyo Sigit Prabowo so that the National Police would continue to support the Government's program to run well.

Therefore, according to Yudi, the Task Force continues to monitor and monev projects financed from the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) so that efforts to prevent corruption can be carried out more intensively and massively so that development can be felt by the community to support the recovery of the national economy which had slumped due to COVID-19 can recover immediately.

The community economy continues to accelerate and existing projects can be utilized immediately if the physical completion has been completed. Likewise, projects that can absorb local workers can provide the widest opportunity so that people participate and earn income to support their economy.

"However, these projects must still be carried out properly and not rule out quality, let alone carried out by means of KKN," said Yudi.