Spend 450 Billion IDR, Adikarto Kulon Progo Port Stagnant for Decades, Luhut – Immediate Empowerment Whole Page

KULON PROGO, KOMPAS.com – Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan lamented the stagnant fishing port of Tanjung Adikarto in Kapanewon Temon, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. The port has been inoperative since its construction in 2004.

In fact, the construction of the port cost 450 billion rupees.

“Unfortunately, 450 billion rupees have been spent since 2003. We want to be empowered right away,” Luhut said when meeting at the Serang River breakwater in the Tanjung Adikarto area on Friday (12/3/2021).

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Coordinating Minister Luhut came to Adikarto along with several ministers, namely KKP Minister Wahyu Sakti Trenggono and Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, as well as various officials from related ministries. Also visible were the governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and the regent of Kulon Progo Sutedjo.

Luhut said the government is trying to speed up the Adikarto settlement so that it can be operated immediately.

“The president ordered this to be accelerated and immediate action was taken,” Luhut said.

Tanjung Adikarto is located at the mouth of the Serang River, not far from Yogyakarta International Airport. This port was built in 2004 but has never been operational until now.

There are so many challenges to be able to operate this port.

Luhut said the government will also start to carry out another study over the next three months.

Not only related to the Adikarto port, but also to the Serang River estuary and its sedimentation, how to dredge sedimentation, coastal erosion, and the potential for periodic flooding.

In addition, there is also the Bogowonto River, which is not far from there, and the YIA airport itself.

All the ministers agreed that they intend to carry out a complete study on this again, involving the UGM and the Merdeka Campus. To be finished later, “Luhut said.

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Hope that, with a comprehensive study, the revitalization will not repeat the mistakes of past development.

“We are waiting for the results of the study in the next three months. So we think about how to act correctly,” Luhut said.

The Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, hopes that all these efforts will be kept in line with the continuity of the YIA Airport.

“This settlement is not just a question of ports. But it also involves risks that should not occur at airports. We can understand,” said the sultan.

On another occasion, KKP Minister Wahyu revealed that the government intends to upgrade this port so that it becomes the center of a large fishing economy.

“How can we revitalize this and improve it so that we can live? Because it has been in development for a long time and it has never been operational,” Wahyu said.