PUPR Ministry Completes 8 PON XX Papua Venues

All sports venues whose construction is the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) for the XX National Sports Week (PON) in Papua have been completed 100 percent.

Thus, the implementation of the largest national sports event can run smoothly according to the set targets.

"Our task is to add 4 venues and then add 4 more, so there are 8 venues in total. All 100 percent of the obstacles have been resolved for the XX PON," said Director General of Human Settlements of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Diana Kusumastuti in the Forum Discussion Merdeka Barat 9 (FMB9) entitled "World Class Venue PON XX Papua" on Saturday (24/7/2021).

The construction of supporting facilities and infrastructure for PON XX Papua carried out by the Ministry of PUPR has been carried out carefully.

That way, there will be no additional costs that must be incurred by the government in building a number of supporting infrastructure in this prestigious national sports event.

"There are no additional maintenance and additional costs, nothing. Even though the infrastructure development was carried out during a pandemic like today," Diana said.

Even in the midst of a pandemic, a number of venues have even received recognition from foreign and domestic organizations.

For example, the Aquatic venue which received certification or world recognition from the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) or the parent organization of the international swimming sports federation on 27 July 2020.

Then the Outdoor Hockey venue has also won certification or recognition from the Federation Internationale de Hockey or the International Hockey Federation (FIH) some time ago.

Finally, Istora Papua Bangkit succeeded in recording the Indonesian World Record Museum (MURI) for 3 (three) categories at once.

"The three categories are first, for the longest span curved steel roof structure, the widest conical roof without connection and bolts in the form of a dome, and the longest installation and largest diameter of textile duct," said Diana.

In accordance with the mandate of Presidential Instruction Number 10 of 2020, the Ministry of PUPR through the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Cipta Karya built 8 sports venues to support the implementation of the XX Papua PON. In total, the government has disbursed state budget costs of around Rp. 950 billion.

The first venue in question includes the Aquatic Arena which was built at a cost of Rp401 billion by PT Waskita Karya (Persero) equipped with pool facilities according to Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) standards.

Second, Istora Papua Bangkit was built at a cost of IDR 278.5 billion by PT PP (Persero) on an area of ​​33,016 m2 in the Kampung Harapan area.

In this complex there is also the Lukas Enembe Main Stadium which is equipped with international standard facilities and other supporting facilities, such as a training/heating field and a parking area.

Third, the Cricket arena (indoor and outdoor) which was built at a cost of Rp. 288.3 billion by PT Nindya on an area of ​​133,509 m2. Fourth, the Outdoor Hockey Venue has received certification from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as an arena that is ready to be used for international matches.

Furthermore, five, the roller skate arena was built on an area of ​​26,520 m2 with a building area of ​​6,067 m2 in the Waena Campground area, Jayapura City.

Several facilities and infrastructure supporting the venue have been completed, such as the stands with a capacity of 650 people, the lighting system for the 1,501 lux track and the 449 lux safe zone lighting, the sound system, and the scoring board.

Sixth, the Rowing sports arena was built not far from the red Youtefa Bridge that spans Youtefa Bay. The Paddle venue work began with the construction of a coastal protection in the form of a reclamation of 10,000 m3 by the Papua River Basin Center (BWS), the Directorate General of Water Resources.

In the reclamation area, a boat shed with an area of ​​1,750 m2, 521 m2 modular pontoons, 2 gangways, and 1 unit of a 14.4 meter high finish tower were built. Meanwhile, in the water area, 1 unit of start tower, 5 units of monitoring tower, 8 units of distance markers, 8 units of anchoring stakes, and 2 units of obstacle canoe slalom are installed.

The rowing track was built with a length of 2,200 meters with a width of 81 meters (9 tracks) with the implementing contractor PT Nindya Karya (Persero) using APBN costs of Rp. 16.9 billion.

Seven, the Archery arena was built in the Kampung Harapan sports complex area, East Sentani District, Jayapura Regency. This venue is built on an area of ​​40,863 m2 and has a building area of ​​1,217 m2 with a Cycloop mountain landscape which is the main attraction for the Papua PON Archery arena.

The location of the Archery venue is equipped with a 10,100 m2 playing field and an 8,207 m2 training field. Where on the playing field is equipped with a drainage system under the field, lighting, and sound system.

Most of the infrastructure, Diana continued, had been handed over to the Papua Provincial Government some time ago.

That way, maintenance of the sports facilities that have been built can be carried out immediately before the start of the XX Papua PON event which involves athletes from various corners of the country.

The agreement between the central and local governments will form an UPTD which is specialized in carrying out maintenance on the sports infrastructures that have been built.

The role of local governments is very important in ensuring that sports facilities receive intensive care, so that they can be reused at any time.

"Regarding the formation of this UPTD, it has been agreed that it was formed on April 6 last. Later, during the 20th PON, the temporary management will be carried out by PB PON," he concluded.

SOURCE: https://www.warta Ekonomi.co.id/read352206/kementerian-pupr-selesaikan-8-venue-pon-xx-papua