Geological Agency Submits Atlas of Geological Survey and Study Results of Future Capital City

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

PRESS RELEASE

NUMBER: 700.Pers/04/SJI/2019

Date: 10 December 2019

Geological Agency Submits Atlas of Geological Survey and Study Results of Future Capital City

Alongside a colloquium held by Geological Survey Center in Bandung, Tuesday (10/12), Head of Geological Agency of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR), Rudy Suhendar, submits Atlas of Geological Survey and Study Results of Future Capital City to Head of the Executive Team for the Study of Moving the Capital City, Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN/Bappenas), Imron Bulkin.

Geological data and information are increasingly seen as important aspects to be considered by various parties in infrastructure construction and spatial layout in Indonesia, in particular for the future capital city.

"Fair and equal development needs the support from sufficient data and information. One of the information needed is geological information, where Geological Agency, in this case Geological Survey Center, is one of the government agencies responsible to provide geological base data sufficient to support national development," Rudy said at the beginning of his remarks.

Rudy hopes the availability of geological data and information will also plays a role in the government's efforts to give a feeling of security to people, particularly related to the mitigation of geological hazards. Geological data as base data helps to formulate mitigation measures and policies of geological hazards.

"As a part of the basic science, geology is inseparable from our daily lives. Thus, geological understanding and knowledge, especially about the geological condition of Indonesia regions, are vital to be improved and expanded," added Rudy.

The preparation of Spatial Layout (RTRW) and Detailed Spatial Layout (RDTR) of the location of the future capital city or other areas in Indonesia must be complemented with geological analysis, especially related to hazard mitigation, so that the size of possible geological hazards in the area can be mapped in order to prevent casualties at a time of geological disaster.

The Atlas of Geological Survey and Study Results of the Future Capital City covering Sepaku Subregency, Penajam Paser Utara (PPU) Regency and Samboja Subregency, Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) Regency, East Kalimantan which is submitted today is made up of 16 maps with a variety of scales, from 1:50,000 to 1:100,000.

The 16 maps consist of Geomorphological Map, Geology, Gravity Anomalies, Technical Geology, Geoelectric Section, Quaternary Geological Drilling Location, Hydrogeology, Groundwater Potential, Land Movement Susceptibility Zones, Erosion Susceptibility, Areas Susceptible to Earthquake Hazards, Seismotectonic, Microzonation, Distribution of Shallow Gas Carrier Reservoir, Delineation of Coal Distribution and Self-Burning Potential, and Land Suitability Map. (IY)

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