The Dam Only was a Month

The dam (tabat) in the Jambu Burung Village, Kecamatan Beruntung Baru, Kabupaten Banjar that just was finished was built late last December 2007, currently has collapsed.

In fact the local village had not been flood-stricken.

Currently, although still the rainy season, hundreds of paddy-fields have in four villages, Jambu Burung, Sakupang, Rumpiyang and the Babi Fishpond begun the drought.

On Monday (4/2), dozens of public figures were accompanied pembakal local complained about this problem to the office of DPRD Banjar.

They were met by Chairman Fraksi Bintang Reformasi Bangsa (FBRB), M. Fadli.

A public figure the Jambu Burung Kecamatan Beruntung Baru Village, H Irfan said, the resident did not want to know how many budgets that were needed to build tabat this.

It was clear, the resident want to so that tabat this immediately could be made function before the period planted next month.

If this was not filled, the worried resident will suffer the big loss because his crop failed.

"We asked the relevant contractor to be responsible for the collapse tabat that."

Tabat this didanai by money millions rupiah, but evidently his execution was very ugly.

The dam just so a month but has collapsed although being not attacked by the flood, said Irfan.

M. Fadli asked the Kimpraswil Service immediately to follow up the resident's complaint.

The related service must stress in giving sanctions on the relevant contractor, moreover at this time still in the period of the building guarantee.

Lapindo Dam Sodoharjo

The disposal of hot mud of PT Lapindo Brantas to the Porong River, Sidoarjo, got water supplies that were channeled from the Dam of Gerak Waru-Turi in the Kediri Regency, East Java.

The head of the Air Division and Air resources (the HOPE) III Perum Jasa Tirta Kusmartini in Kediri, on Monday, mentioned since the last ten day his side as the person responsible for the Dam of Gerak Waru-Turi channeled water totalling 54 cubic metre per the second.

"This in accordance with the request of Timnas Penanggulangan" of "Lapindo Mud to help the disposal" of "hot mud in order to the excessive sedimentation in the Porong River," he said "not happen".

After passing the Dam of Gerak Waru-Turi, the Brantas River flow was solved to two currents, that is for the agricultural irrigation in the Nganjuk region and the river current that headed to Kertosono, Jombang, Mojokerto, and Sidoarjo.

"To help the handling" of "this Lapindo mud to be used by us the second channel that headed Sidoarjo," said Kusmartini explained.

Tiu NIsung Dam

The community's wish Seteluk built the Tiu Nisung dam was kept being waiting for time.

Because this wish will begin to be realised this coming 2008 to build the dam by the fund from the Budget of the Income of the Negara Expenses (APBN).

Was like this was sent by the Division Head public relations, Protokol and the Resin of Setda Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat (KSB), Drs. Amiruddin, DH to Sumbawa Barat Post.

The "community's wish Seteluk related the Tiu Nisung dam has for a long time been striven for by the KSB government, because for the requirement" for the "quite wide agricultural land that until now often happened the lack" of "water if the dry season."

The government knew, the condition for the farmer only could plant very much in a year, so as to have been striven for to immediately build the Tiu Nisung dam, obviously Amiruddin.

With the construction of this Tiu Nisung dam, said Amiruddin, it is certain that will open hope of the available especially farmer in the Se- Teluk Subdistrict territory to be able to work the soil no longer depended the season.

"If the reservoir woke up, it was confirmed the farmer could plant through to 3 times in a year," he revealed.

The head of the Irrigation Field, Dinas Pekerjaan Umum and Pertanaman KSB, Ir. Djoko Agus Triono, confirmed if the development of the dam (embung) Tiu Nisung will in the Se- Teluk Subdistrict be realised the Anggaran Year 2008.

This Embung realisation on the Regional Government's KSB efforts went through the Hall Nusa Tenggara I.

Djoko explained, Balai Nusa Tenggara I carried out details of the design since several years set and that will do embung this at a cost of around Rp7 billion.

"Dam Tiu Nisung could it was confirmed irrigate the paddy-field land measuring 750 hectare," explained Djoko.

Apart from being built the big dam, continued Djoko, also will be built the irrigation channel.

"Further during 2009 will be built also Samarekat dam that his place in Ai Tabaka, in the Kokar Lian Village, Desa Poto Tano, Kecamatan Se- Teluk that could irrigate the paddy-field land measuring 500 hectare," explained Djoko.