INFOKU, BLORA -The National Strategic Project (PSN) of the Randugunting Dam was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on January 5, 2022.
After being inaugurated by the number one person in the republic, the project, which costs around Rp. 880 billion, is still being accelerated.
The Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for Pemali Juana Dam I River Basin Center (BBWS), Wahyu Apriyoga, explained that in this first stage his party had paid in installments for a number of work items, especially the main dam buildings which would be handed over from the contractor.
"We will schedule the first phase at the end of March, and coincidentally, our contract will end in November 2022, so we still have plenty of time," Wahyu said in a press statement at the Randugunting Dam, Japah District, Thursday (24/3/2022).
While the second stage of delivery is planned to be carried out in November 2022.
Later there will be solar panels which in the next second stage will be handed over.
"The second stage will be handing over the supporting facilities plus solar panels, so we can finish our contract on November 7, 2022, from the contractor to us PHO (Provisional Hand-Over), later from the PHO period there will be a one year FHO maintenance period ( Final Hand Over)," he explained.
He hopes that this rainy season, the Randugunting dam can absorb rainwater optimally in order to achieve the spill elevation target of 94.27 meters.
"We hope that in the Randugunting area it will continue to rain, so for the stage after impounding, we have to reach the spill elevation and then continue to lower it, then we will check for the stability of the dam," he said.
Wahyu estimates that the water discharge in the Randugunting Dam is currently at 90.5 meters with a volume of around 5.15 million cubic meters.
"If the elevation is at 94.7, the volume is 8.61 million m, but if the elevation is at 96.5, it is 14.42 million m," he explained.
Even so, the existence of the Randugunting dam on a conservation basis can already be utilized by the surrounding community.
"Another benefit is that tourism is already running and it's very different when it's still dry here with water, the air is very different, so now the air is cool," he explained.
Video: President Joko Widodo during the inauguration of the Randugunting Dam, Kab. Blora
Indeed, while at the Randugunting Dam there were some residents who enjoyed the panorama of the dam.
In addition, there are also a number of non-permanent buildings used by residents to sell their wares around the dam.
Just to note, during the inauguration at that time, President Jokowi said that the Randugunting Dam has a water storage capacity of 14.4 million cubic meters which can irrigate approximately 650 hectares of rice fields in Blora, Pati and Rembang Regencies.
Jokowi hopes that with the completion of the Randugunting Reservoir in Blora Regency, food security and food independence will improve.
The Randugunting Dam with an inundation area of 187.19 hectares will also function to reduce flooding by 75 percent or 81 cubic meters per second by reducing the flood-affected area from 4,604 hectares to 2,285 hectares.
The construction of the Randugunting Dam is under the responsibility of the Pemali Juana River Basin Center (BBWS), Directorate General (DG) of Water Resources, Ministry of PUPR.
The implementing contractor is PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk-PT Andesmont Sakti (KSO) with the 2018-2022 State Budget cost with a contract value of IDR 880 billion. (Endah/ IST )
