The inauguration was also attended by the Minister of PUPR, Mochamad Basoeki Hadimoeljono, the Minister of State Secretary, members of Commission V DPR RI, East Java Forkopimda, East Java Governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Pangdam V Brawijaya, Major General TNI Suharyanto, Head of East Java Police, Inspector General of Police Nico Afinta, and Regent Pacitan, and Forkopimda Pacitan Regency.
On this occasion, the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa said, the Tukul Dam began to be worked on from 2015 to 2020, using an APBN of 934.8 billion.
"Of course the Tukul Dam will certainly be part of strengthening the economic empowerment of the community in the Pacitan region, because it can supply up to 600 hectares of irrigation, up to 300 liters of raw water per second, and the potential as electrical energy, of course also is tourism and conservation potential. "explained the governor when giving his speech.
In addition, the Governor of East Java added that the Tukul Dam is one of six dams in East Java, which is a national strategic project. In addition to the Tukul dam in Pacitan, there are Tugu Dam and Bagong Dam in Trenggalek, which are planned to be inaugurated in June. Then the Dam in Ponorogo, the Gongseng Dam in Bojonegoro, and the Semantok Dam in Nganjuk.
Meanwhile, in his remarks, President Jokowi said that this dam is a very important role to be utilized by the community, especially residents in Pacitan Regency.
"With a capacity of 7 million cubic meters, this dam could be of great benefit, namely 600 hectares of rice fields, thereby increasing the cropping index from the usual planting of one rice and one crop of crops, to twice of planting rice and one of planting of crops," he explained President Jokowi.
President Jokowi hopes that the Tukul Dam in Pacitan will become an important infrastructure to strengthen food and water defense.
"I ask that the provincial government, district government, really make the best use of this infrastructure so as to provide added value to the region, provide benefits for the community, increase agricultural production for the region, and also facilitate the provision of clean water for the region," he concluded. Indonesia when giving a speech.
