Sepaku Semoi Dam In IKN Nusantara Potential To Be A Tourism Object

Construction of dams in the capital city of Indonesia in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan/ANTARA

PENAJAM - A supporting infrastructure for the new Indonesian capital city (IKN) named Nusantara, namely the Sepaku Semoi Dam which was built in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan Province has the potential to become a tourist attraction. In addition to meeting raw water needs, said Head of the Sepaku Semoi Dam Development Task Force, the Kalimantan IV River Basin Agency (BWS) of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Zulaidi said dams also have the potential to be used as tourist attractions. The main function of the dam is for special areas, but in the Sepaku Semoi Dam area, a certain area is made generally, which can be a tourist visit. Areas are common in the dam area, he said, including the main gate, area of the tree of life, and the aviary (big cage building) and others. The large cage will be inhabited by a number of endemic fauna or animals living in East Kalimantan, such as reluctant birds and defenders. Then about 30 percent of the 378 hectares of the area of the Sepaku Semoi Dam area are used as green open spaces planted with shaded trees and productive trees (fruits). Housing trees that will be planted, such as trambesi, bamboo, and others, while fruit trees include jackfruit, cempedak, avokad, rambutan and durian. "Two areas of general nature in the dam area can be used for tourist visits," he said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 22. The progress in infrastructure development supporting the new capital city of Indonesia, said Zulaidi, has so far reached 84.4 percent. The construction work or body of the dam is targeted for completion in April 2023, and the filling of dam water will be carried out in May-June 2023. The Sepaku Semoi Dam, which has a capacity of about 10 million cubic meters with a water discharge of the New Tengin River of about 2,500 liters per second, is also used as a conversion of the Tengin Baru Watershed in Sepaku District.