Jakarta – The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) continues to provide infrastructure development support to support the development of a resilient urban economy. The availability of reliable infrastructure also influences other dimensions of development such as education, social, health, regional accessibility and others.

This was stated by the Director General of Human Settlements of the Ministry of PUPR Diana Kusumastuti at the Press Conference to Commemorate World Habitat Day (HHD) and World Cities Day (HKD) 2023 in Jakarta, Monday (2/10/2023).

Diana said, in accordance with the HHD-HKD National Theme being promoted in 2023, namely "Resilient Urban Economy towards Sustainable Settlements for All", the Directorate General of Human Settlements of the Ministry of PUPR has completed a lot of urban infrastructure development such as Waste Final Processing Sites (TPA), Water Treatment Plants Waste (IPAL), Integrated Waste Treatment Plants (IPLT), as well as various Community-Based Infrastructure Programs such as Community-Based Drinking Water and Sanitation Provision (Pamsimas) and Community-Based Sanitation (Sanimas).

 "The total landfill infrastructure built is 268 landfills with the largest landfill area being in East Java Province, namely 20 landfills with a landfill area of ​​122.75 Ha, while the largest landfill area is in West Java Province, namely 203.14 Ha," said Diana. Meanwhile, Diana said that the largest IPAL service coverage is at

North Sumatra Province with 102,880 families. Meanwhile, the total IPAL infrastructure built is 148 IPALs with the largest number of IPALs in Central Java Province with 13 IPALs.

"The largest IPLT service coverage is in West Java Province with 512,476 families. Meanwhile, the total IPLT infrastructure built is 222 IPLTs with the largest number of IPLTs in Aceh Province, namely 20 IPLTs," said Diana.

Furthermore, for various Community-Based Infrastructure Programs, such as Pamsimas and Sanimas, Diana revealed that the number of beneficiaries had reached almost 1 million households in more than 8,000 locations and 200,000 households in more than 4,000 locations, during the last 3 year period.

Apart from implementing infrastructure, efforts to increase awareness of all parties regarding urban development collaboration are also carried out in the form of the 2023 HHD-HKD Commemoration through a series of events, one of which is through the National Urban Forum (NUF) as a form of inclusive forum that discusses complex urban issues.

"Today, we also opened an exhibition entitled A Good Day 2045 which can be visited by the general public, free of charge, and runs from 3-18 October 2023 at the Indonesia GBK Arena. This exhibition contains learning about urban development and city portraits "Cities and settlements in Indonesia 100 years after Indonesia's independence will be of better quality, in accordance with the ideals born from the Habitat Conference as stated in the New Urban Agenda which is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and also the President's mandate," said Diana.

The 2023 HHD-HKD Commemoration series also included collaborative activities to activate Waste Processing Sites. Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. (TPS3R) together with Regional Settlement Infrastructure Centers (BPPW) throughout Indonesia, the NUF main event consisting of a youth forum, business forum, training, and exhibition booth, as well as a Series of Peak Events on October 31 2023 consisting of a Mayors Forum, delivery of urban appreciation heritage to the Regional Government, submission of habitat flashback books and NUF reports. (*)

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