At Gibran Rakabuming's Face, The Minister Of PUPR Gave A Number Of Notes Regarding The Construction Of The Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono gave directions in front of the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming. (Photo: Instagram/@kemenpupr)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono, paid a working visit to Solo, Central Java, on Friday, November 4. One of the activities carried out was to review the final completion (finiishing) of the construction of the Sheikh Zayed Solo Mosque.

Accompanied by the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Minister Basuki visited all the rooms and mosque parks on Jalan Ahmad Yani Gilingan. Minister Basuki provided several notes in the final completion process (finiishing) for the construction of the mosque before it was inaugurated.

"First, for the writing or calligraphy of asmaul husna on the walls of the mosque, it should be repaired by changing the size of the writing which is bigger and black, so that it is easily read by the congregation of the mosque," he said in a written statement, Friday, November 4.

Basuki said that the drainage system in the ablution area also needs to be considered so that it is in accordance with its respective functions.

"For water taps to be checked one by one. Earlier, there were still shakes and the length was adjusted so that the water fell into the drainage hole," he said.

Not only that, he also asked the officers to clean and spray all parts of the floor with water compressors. The goal is to remove dust and material from the rest of the work.

Finally, Minister Basuki admitted that he had contacted Pangdam IV Diponegoro, as the owner of the land to be used as a parking lot. The land across from the mosque is also planned to be used for the Islamic Center building for the assistance of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

"This parking field is the most crucial. There is no parking lot of a mosque of this size. I have called the Military Commander today, (the land) will be distributed and released 2,000 square meters. In accordance with the Solo Islamic Center master plan, yes," he said.

Just to note, the Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque is a grant from the United Arab Emirates Government to the Solo City Government.

The construction of the Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque will be carried out in 2021-2022 with a construction value of IDR 278 billion. The construction is carried out on an area of 26,581 square meters consisting of three floors and is equipped with an elevator.