Bangun Hunian 22 Tower Di Kaltim, Menteri PUPR Menyempat Pekerja Konteksi Di IKN Nusantara Tempati

The residence of construction workers at IKN Nusantara is currently still in the process of being completed. (Between)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono ordered construction workers of the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago in East Kalimantan (Kaltim) to live in one residential area.

The settlement of construction workers in the 22 towers is currently still in the process of being completed. The physical development of the basic infrastructure for IKN was worked on by the Ministry of PUPR recently.

Basuki asked all workers, from staff to contractor managers, including consultants, to stay in this worker's residence so that it is easy to coordinate.

"In addition to housing, it can also be for offices together there. There is no need to be coordinated in other places neatly," Basuki said in his statement, quoted from Antara, Sunday, October 23.

In addition to infrastructure in the Central Government Core Area (KIPP), the Ministry of PUPR is also completing the construction of the Sepaku Semoi Dam to provide raw water for the IKN area with a capacity of 2,000 liters or seconds and the City of Balikpapan of 500 liters or seconds.

This dam is also projected to be the flood control infrastructure in the IKN area of 55 percent.

Then also the Sepaku River Intake to provide raw water for the IKN area with a capacity of 3000 liters/second. The Sepaku River Intake with the concept of thewahmeyer Dam with a length of 117.8 meters.

Previously, the Directorate General of Housing of the Ministry of PUPR prioritized the use of modular technology made by the nation's children for the construction of IKN Nusantara construction workers in East Kalimantan.

In the context of supporting IKN development, the Ministry of PUPR plans to build flats (rusun) for construction workers' housing in IKN which will accommodate at least 15,600 workers.

This project is a multiyear contract or MYC) 2022-2023 activity which is expected to be functionally completed before the end of 2022.