President Jokowi Inaugurates Bendo Dam in Ponorogo Regency

By Office of Assistant to Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents & Translation     Date 7 September 2021
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President Jokowi inaugurates Bendo Dam in Ponorogo regency, East Java province (07/09/2021). (Source: YouTube Channel of Presidential Secretariat)

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated Bendo Dam in Bendo sub-district, Ponorogo regency, East Java province on Tuesday (07/09).

“First and foremost, I would like to praise and thank God Almighty. Alhamdulillah, as of this afternoon, Bendo Dam has finished and ready to operate,” President Jokowi said.

This multifunctional dam that was built at a cost of Rp1.1 trillion has a capacity of 43 million cubic meters, a height of 74 meters, and a puddle clay area of 170 hectares.

Based on the capacity, the dam is able to provide water irrigation for 7,800 hectares of rice field, raw water supply amounting 370 liters per second, and reduce floods by 31 percent or 117.4 cubic meters per second.

On that occasion, the Head of State went on to say that there are 17 dams across the country that have been and will be completed this year.

In February 2021, the Government had inaugurated Tukul Dam in Pacitan regency (East Java province), Tapin Dam in Tapin regency (South Kalimantan province), Napun Gete Dam in Sikka regency (Nusa Tenggara Timur province) while in March 2021, the Government had also inaugurated Sindang Heula Dam in Serang regency (Banten province).

“We also had inaugurated Kuningan Dam in West Java province on 31 August 2021 and Way Sekampung Dam in Lampung province that had been inaugurated in the beginning of this September. Now, we inaugurate Bendo Dam in Ponorogo regency, East Java province,” President Jokowi added.

In addition to those seven dams, there are 10 more dam constructions that nearly complete and will be inaugurated this year. The dams are as follows:

  1. Paselloreng Dam in Wajo regency, South Sulawesi province (September);
  2. Karalloe Dam in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi province (October);
  3. Ladongi Dam in East Kolaka regency, South East Sulawesi province (October);
  4. Bintang Bano Dam in West Sumbawa regency, West Nusa Tenggara province (October);
  5. Ciawi Dam in Ciawi regency, West Java province (November);
  6. Sukamahi Dam in Ciawi regency, West Java province (November);
  7. Tugu Dam in Trenggalek regency, East Java province (December);
  8. Gongseng Dam in Bojonegoro regency, East Java province (December);
  9. Pidekso Dam in Wonogiri regency, East Java province (December) and
  10. Margatiga Dam in East Lampung regency, Lampung province (December).

President Jokowi expressed hope that the dam will be able to increase the productivity of farmers and agriculture sector as well as increase water supply.

“I hope, this dam can be optimally utilized and connect all irrigation networks in the region so that the people, especially farmers can increase their agricultural productivity,” the President remarked. (FID/UN) (AP/MBB)

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