BANYUWANGI – The budget of tens of billions from the East Java Provincial Government APBD has been disbursed several times to dredge the sand that covers the estuary of the Boom Harbor pier., but never succeeded in overcoming the high sedimentation that often hindered the activities of ships going in and out. Even though it always fails, but the Department of Transportation and Traffic (LLAJ) East Java has never given up on disbursing fresh coffers to normalize the people's port.
In the APBD 2014 At this time the East Java Provincial Government has again disbursed funds of Rp 8,6 to dredge the pile of sand that covers the estuary of the harbor. Several years earlier, the same activity has been done many times but the results do not last long. After the project is finished, the harbor mouth is closed again. This phenomenon has been going on for about four years. The total budget invested for the construction of the port is around Rp 69 billion.
Budget Rp 8,6 billion on 2014 This will be used for two activities; sand dredging and construction of breakwaters. Construction of a breakwater is a means of breaking waves or waves carrying sand. Currently the executors are dredging sand using a backhoe. “Start date 2 June until now we are dredging sand,said the Work Coordinator, Mujiono.
According to Mujiono, Sedimentation or deposition of sand that continues to occur is an obstacle to the development project. “It is difficult to complete sand dredging in a short time. The sand we dredge is living sand, namely sand that will accumulate again even though it has been dredged,said Mujiono. PT. Cipta Karya Multi Teknik as the project implementing contractor deployed three backhoe units to dredge beach sand and three trucks to move the sand.
Sand dunes that have been dredged are placed inside and outside the project site. Sand dredging is expected to be completed in one to two weeks. After dredging is over, breakwater construction will begin. Tetra pods or cloves are available and ready to use. "The construction of the breakwater is estimated to be completed within one month,Mujiono said. The construction of a breakwater will protect the beach from the onslaught of waves that can cause erosion. "Now the work has reached 50 percent,He said. (radar)
