Fixing The Clean Water Network, North Penajam Paser Regency Assisted By The Ministry Of PUPR Rp 5.6 Billion

Director of Perumda Drinking Water Danum Taka, North Penajam Paser Regency, Abdul Rasyid (Antaranews/Novi Abdi-Bagus Purwa)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) provided assistance to North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, approximately Rp. 5.6 billion for the development of clean water piping networks. Abdul Rasyid in Penajam, Saturday said, the PUPR Ministry distributed DAK (special allocation funds) in 2022. "DAK assistance is for the development of a clean water pipeline network specifically for the Waru District area," he told Antara. 15 kilometers.

In addition to the installation of clean water distribution pipes, he explained, the people of Waru District also received assistance for 300 household connections. "Last year (2021) assistance was for WTP Sotek and WTP Sepaku, as well as piping networks and increasing production capacity of WTP," he said. It is hoped that the WTP Waru will again get assistance from the central government to increase production capacity in the coming year, which currently produces only 10 liters per second. The special piping network project for Waru District is handled by the Department of Housing, Settlement and Land Affairs, North Penajam Paser Regency.