In 2019, 22 Bore Wells Built in East Kalimantan

Tuesday, 8 October 2019 - Dibaca 2001 kali

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

PRESS RELEASE

NUMBER: 599.Pers/04/SJI/2019

Dated: 8th Oktober 2019

In 2019, 22 Bore Wells Built in East Kalimantan

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) once again gave away two bore wells to dry areas in Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Tuesday (8/10). The ceremony was attended by Director General of Electricity, Rida Mulyana, and Assistant III (in charge of General Affairs) of Kukar Regional Secretariat, Irfan Prananta, representing Kukar Regent, at the bore well located in Bukit Raya Village, Tenggarong Seberang Subdistrict.
The bore well is a part of the aid program from the Ministry of EMR in fiscal year 2019. 22 units of deep bore wells have been planned to be given to East Kalimantan because the province has areas lacking in clean groundwater.
"In fiscal year 2019, the Ministry of EMR has set aside a budget to build 650 units of bore wells. In East Kalimantan alone, there will be 22 units. Kutai Kartanegara Regency will be given 3 units. 2 units are given today: 1 unit is located in Bukit Raya Village, Tenggarong Seberang Subdistrict and the other in Giri Agung Village, Sebulu Subdistrict. The remaining one unit is located in Sambera Baru Vilage, Marang Kayu Subdistrict," Rida explained.
The bore well of Bukit Raya Village is 125-meter deep, has an average discharge of 1.69 liter/second, and can supply clean water to 2,432 people. Between 2011 and 2018, 59 bore well units had been built in East Kalimantan.
Rida later added that the construction of bore well in Kutai Kartanegara alone started in 2015, and by the end of 2018, 9 bore well units had been built. "With a discharge of 479,347 m3 per year, these 9 bore wells can supply water to 21,888 people," said Rida.
Because the bore wells were funded by the state, Rida requested all people to take care of and maintain the facility. "We hope the bore well will be used and be taken care of, so it will give huge benefits by improving the quality of life and the economy of the surrounding communities," Rida concluded. (NAL)

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