The Construction Of The Dam In IKN Nusantara Has Reached 70 Percent, There Are Still Field Liberation Obstacles

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JAKARTA - The construction of a dam in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, which is part of the new state capital or IKN Indonesia area named Nusantara, has reached around 70 percent. According to the Head of the Sepaku-Semoi Dam Development Task Force, the River Basin Agency (BWS) Kalimantan IV, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Zulaidi in Penajam, Tuesday, October 4, the progress or progress of the dam's physical construction has reached 70 percent. The construction of the Sepaku-Semoi Dam in IKN Nusantara, which is handled by the Ministry of PUPR, continues to be carried out and is targeted for completion in December 2022. The land acquisition of 378 hectares for the construction of the dam has not been fully completed because there are still problems. Of the 378 hectares of land built by the Sepaku-Semoi Dam, there are still around 4.5 hectares of land that have not been acquired, but it is targeted that by October 2022 the land acquisition will be completed. "There are still 4.5 hectares of unfree land, including two plots of land disputed by money deposited through the court and 14 plots of land are still waiting for the completeness of the files," said Zulaidi, quoted by Antara. The Sepaku District area that is included in the construction project for dam construction includes Tengin Baru and Sukomulyo villages. Then the Argomulyo Village Area was hit by a construction project for the dam inundation area. Zulaidi explained that from the 378 hectares of land, for construction or dam bodies of 10 hectares and 280 hectares of inundation, as well as 88 hectares for supporting facilities and parks (landscapes). The dam, which was built in the Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser, with a budget of around Rp556 billion, is projected to have a capacity of about 10 million cubic meters with a water discharge of the Tengin Baru River of approximately 2,400 liters per second. The construction of the Sepaku-Semoi Dam to meet the needs of clean water and is useful for flood control, as well as used as a reservoir tourism area and conversion of the New Tengin River Watershed in Sepaku District.