Ministry pegs NTT s Manikin Dam to be constructed by 2022-end 22nd February 2021
Construction project of Manikin/Tefmo Dam in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is targeting to complete the construction of Manikin/Tefmo Dam located in Kuaklalo Village, Taebenu Sub-district, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, by the end of 2022.
Manikin Dam is the fifth out of the seven dams planned to be built in NTT Province, according to PUPR spokesman Endra S. Atmawidjaja. NTT is a water-scarce area. Hence, we need several dams as water reservoirs to meet the various requirements throughout the season, Atmawidjaja noted in a written statement here on Monday.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged Governor of South Kalimantan and all district heads as well as mayors in the province to make interventional efforts to .
President inaugurates Tapin Dam in South Kalimantan 18th February 2021
Screenshot - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Thursday inaugurated Tapin Dam located in Pipitak Jaya Village, Tapin District, South Kalimantan Province. (Youtube Sekretariat Presiden)
The governor has just reported that the Tapin Dam will be able to drastically reduce floods in Tapin District. Only small number of areas will be flooded since Tapin District has the dam. Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Tapin Dam located in Pipitak Jaya Village, Tapin District, South Kalimantan Province, on Thursday. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and the Most Kind) today, I inaugurate Tapin Dam in Tapin District, South Kalimantan Province, he stated.