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www.wika.co.id AT THE FOREFRONT IN DAM INFRASTRUCTURES EDISI 0 1 / 2 0 1 9 HALO CEO ADD MEANING TO RAMADAN BY TRANSFORMING INTO GOODNESS Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh. arhaban yaa Ramadan, we embrace the holy month with noble Macts of worship. Alhamdulillah, on this blessed occasion, we are gathered to rejoice in this month of glory, month of holiness, month of giving, and month of forgiving. This Ramadan 1440 Hijri, muslims TUMIYANA - CEO of are obligated to fast, abstaining from certain provisions that the PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk. Quran has otherwise allowed, for the sake of God. [email protected] For everyone at WIKA, there are virtues of Ramadan that we can learn from. I would like to invite our dear readers on a trip back in history, remembering the time of the Battle of Badr, one of the most important battles in the Prophet Muhammad’s fight against the oppresion of the Quraysh tribe. 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This thinking is felt relevant with the relationship of Before entering deeper into questioning the water crisis due to the lack“ existence and roles of reservoirs today, it would of available reservoirs. be better if we look into this literature. As a tropical country, Indonesia has a relatively high rainfall. However, this does not occur year- This is shown by the plan to build 65 dams during the 2015-2019 round. Around 80% of water is available when period. In details, 49 dams are new projects, and 16 dams are the wet season occurs in a relatively short time follow-through projects. Furthermore, the investment cost reaches (around 5 months). Conversely, only 20% water Rp 82.5 trillion that comes from the APBN (State Budget). is available when the dry season occurs in a During the 2015-2019 period, the government has built 57 dam units and nine of them are completed. Until the end of 2019, a targeted relatively longer time (around 7 months). 65 units are being built. Meanwhile, retention basins built during In reference to this, one should not be surprised when the Jokowi era numbered in 949 units with a new irrigation network contradiction often arises. In the wet season, the water potential in reaching 860.015 hectares and irrigation rehabilitation reaching rivers often overflows and flooding occurs in many areas. Some of 2.32 million hectares. the water is wasted due to the lack of proper and integrated water The development of new dams in the Jokowi era has added management. Meanwhile during the dry season, drought frequently the capacity to 2.11 million square meters and added irrigation occurs due to the lack of available water. reservoirs of 160.000 hectares wide. The 3.02 square meters per To balance the role and function of water in every season as second of water produced can be utilized for hydroelectric plants mentioned above, the construction of reservoirs is important as Photo: with a power potential of 145 megawatt. a tool for water management. Reservoirs are effective means to 01. Indonesian President, Joko Widodo: Holding on to WIKA MILESTONE AND DAM DEVELOPMENT mitigate floods and irrigation water for farming. Moreover, they Nawacita, determined to build 65 dams in 2015-2019 provide water for households, cities, and industries. Momentums should not be waited, but momentums should be 02. Jatigede Dam: A testament that WIKA is an created. This thinking is felt relevant with the relationship of Further, the problem that people should focus on must not only be experienced national contractor in building large dams. water crisis due to the lack of available reservoirs. As a national the issue of flooding. The public should also understand the ever- contractor, PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk. (WIKA) has understood increasing need for water every year. well before the strategic importance of reservoirs. To avoid water crisis, the government under President Joko HEAD OF STATE, NAWACITA, AND DAMS WIKA began its existence from the business of electrical installation Widodo has overall acted swiftly by increasing the number of The development of dams is included as an attempt or activity for housings and offices in the early 1960s. After enduring the dam developments or reservoirs. The government realizes that that is estimated to have an important impact on the environment. national political crisis in 1965, young engineers at WIKA felt reservoirs are one of the sources for water that sustains the Why? The reason is simple, that development is an activity that motivated to expand the business beyond electrical installation livelihood of all living beings and socioeconomic activities of a modifies the land or landscape and exploitation of sources of water. that had become its core. Suklan Sumintapura in the 1970s sat as community. Reservoir or lake water can be utilized for drinking This process and activity can influence sociocultural aspects and the Deputy Director and was the one to spark this optimism. water, hydroelectric plants, fishing, and more. the technological application that has real consequences to the Slowly but surely, WIKA entered the civil construction field The next challenge is how this “important message” can be environment. and housing development. Although considered a juvenile delivered well to every stakeholders using water and they ought to This cause and effect relationship is well understood by President in the area of those two businesses, WIKA was trusted as a also give insightful feedbacks in water consumption. Joko Widodo. Through Nawacita (nine agendas) in the total contractor for prestigious projects such as the Proyek Jalan development of the whole Indonesia, the seventh Indonesian Lintas Sumbawa (Projaliwa) or Sumbawa Road Crossing Project, president is determined to increase the national competitiveness Proyek Pembangkit Listrik Asahan or Asahan Power Plant Project, Infographic - A dam for us all (Ministry of that aims to provide welfare for people in terms of food security, Pemasangan Jaringan Listrik Bendungan Sigura-gura or Sigura- Public Works, 2018) water security, and energy security. gura Dam Electrical Grid Installation and the construction of its 4 • WIKAMAGZ EDISI 1 2019 • 5 MAIN SCOOP WIKA DOES MOST IN ALL STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES (IN CONDUCTING DAM DEVELOPMENT) Infographic - 65 Dams support Food Security and Autonomy (Bank Indonesia, 2018) Photo - Rhenald Kasali, FEUI Management Dams truly are gigantic Professor: The ever-innovating reputation projects. The structures that WIKA carries is not built solely from promotion, but also from hard work, are big, its involved human increase in quality and value system. resources in developing it are in massive numbers, the water Agung Budi Waskito volume contained is high, the DOP I WIKA vastness of farming lands that are going to be irrigated are unimagined, the potential are experienced as Dam Project Managers How did you address the dam as a multi- staff housings. There were also other projects under WIKA, namely management, value creation, and expansion discipline that have electrical energy generated is in Aceh, NTT, and NTB. However, back then year project and its influence on WIKA PLTA Garung, PLTA Tenggari, Bendung Klambu, Pengelolaan Air bonded one WIKA generation to the next.