"About 100 hectares of land are needed for the project," Tjokorda Agung said.Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Korean investors are interested in constructing a dam in the Unda river`s estuary which was once a mining location, in Gunaksa village, Klungkung district, Bali, a local official said.
"There has been a discussion between the Klungkung district administration and the Korean investors about the latter`s wish to fund the dam project. But this time we are still conducting a survey on the location," Tjokorde Gede Agung, Klungkung district deputy chief, said here Monday.
Tjokorda Agung said the location of the proposed dam was once a sand mining site in Gunaksa village, Dawan sub district.
"About 100 hectares of land are needed for the project," he added.
The water reservoir was expected to meet the need of people in Gianyar district and Denpasar city," Tjokorda Agung said.
He said the discharge of waters flowing from the upstream to the dam can generate about 1,500 liters per second.
The volume of the water discharge is expected to meet the need of clean water for the people in three districts and one city in Bali, he said.
Tjokorda Agung said now the Korean investor team are conducting a survey and doing development engineering detail (DED).
"To supply waters to the two areas, the investor will install pipe which will be in an approximately 38 kilometers long," he explained.
He said that if the survey is going according to the plan, the construction will hopefully start this year.
"We hope in 2013 the dam will be operated and supply waters to Gianyar and Denpasar. The income from this project is expected to go to the Klungkung district`s original income," Tjokorda Agung said.
Besides receiving Unda river`s water, the dam will also be developed as a water tourist site, he added.
"The district administration also plans to develop a water tourist site in the dam because its location is strategic," he explained.
(T.KR-LWA/HAJM/F001/P003)
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