President Jokowi Inaugurates Newly-revamped Gumbasa Irrigation Network

President Jokowi on Wednesday (03/27) inaugurates the newly revamped Gumbasa Dam and Irrigation Network in Sigi regency, Central Sulawesi province. (Photo by: BPMI of Presidential Secretariat)

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (03/27) inaugurated the newly revamped Gumbasa Dam and Irrigation Network in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province.

“I hope that the reconstruction project of the Gumbasa irrigation area will improve our agricultural productivity, support food security, and improve the welfare of farmers,” the President said.

The President also said that the revamp of the irrigation network in Gumbasa was carried out with a budget allocation of Rp 1.25 trillion. The budget was used for the reconstruction of one dam, 35 kilometers of primary canal, 52 kilometers of secondary canal, 119 kilometers of tertiary canal, and 82 waste canals.

The President further said that the infrastructure project will serve the area of 8,180 hectares of rice fields and improve the agricultural index from the 149 percent to 300 percent.

“We must put our best foot forward to achieve food security and food sovereignty. We have revamped irrigation infrastructure, including dams and irrigation networks across the country, to ensure the availability of water for rice fields and for farmers to improve our agricultural productivity,” the President remarked. (DND/UN) (RI/LW)