The Construction Of Clean Water Facilities For IKN Nusantara Continues

The new IKN Indonesia KIPP area (core area of government) is called Nusantara in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency (Antaranews/Novi Abdi-Bagus Purwa)

PENAJAM - The construction of clean water support facilities in the Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, which is part of the state capital area or the new Indonesian IKN called Nusantara, is continuing.

"The construction of clean water infrastructure to meet the needs of the Nusantara IKN continues," said Assistant II for the Economy and Development of the Regional Secretariat of North Penajam Paser Regency, Ahmad Usman, as reported by Antara, Monday, May 16.

The construction of the dam with a budget of approximately Rp. 676,726 billion in the Sepaku District continues to be carried out by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and has entered the physical development stage.

The Sepaku-Semoi Dam, which consists of a dam body covering an area of 36 hectares and an inundated area of 342 hectares, has a capacity of 11.6 million cubic meters with a water flow rate of 2,500 liters per second.

The areas of Sepaku Sub-district that are included in the development project for dam construction include Tengin Baru and Sukomulyo Villages, the Argomulyo Village area affected by the development project for dam inundation areas.

"The dam to support water and food security, as well as preparations for moving the nation's capital, which was built since 2022, is targeted for completion in 2023," he said.

The PUPR Ministry is also building other supporting infrastructure for clean water supply in Sepaku District, namely the water intake and river transmission pipeline network with an area of about 14.8 hectares with a fund of around Rp. 364 billion.

The point of construction of the water intake and river transmission pipeline network which has a capacity of 3,000 liters per second, he explained, is on the border of Sepaku Village, Sukaraja Village and Bukit Raya Village.

"The land acquisition for the construction of the intake and river transmission pipelines is being processed and is targeted to be paid this year (2022), the physical work has begun to be prepared," said Ahmad Usman.

The construction of the Sepaku-Semoi Dam, as well as the intake and river transmission pipeline network to support the supply of clean water for the new capital city of Indonesia.

The budget for the construction of infrastructure to support clean water supply in Sepaku District is sourced from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget or APBN.