Flood control infrastructure to cover for 500 ha of Yogyakarta airport

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo ensures while directly monitoring the progress of the Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) flood control project in Kulonprogo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) on May 11, 2025, that the project is functioning optimally.

"Please maintain and care for it. We want to ensure that the infrastructure that is built is not only finished, but also of high quality and provides benefits to the local community," said Dody.

The review of the flood control infrastructure was carried out to ensure its effectiveness in preventing flooding, including retention ponds, drainage systems, pumping stations, and jetties. Dody emphasized the importance of maintenance and care for infrastructure that has been completed, so that it can provide long-term and sustainable benefits.

The risk of flooding at YIA Airport was caused by the insufficient capacity of drainage channels in the airport area to accommodate the flood discharge of the Bogowonto and Serang Rivers. Thus, the Serayu Opak River Basin Center (BBWS) is handling the discharge by building a drainage system and controlling river discharge.

"Please also pay attention to river sediment and its capacity, because water from the retention pond is channeled into the river," Dody noted.

Regarding the risk of flooding at YIA Airport, the Public Works Ministry is building several flood control infrastructure in the Bogowonto and Serang river basins. Infrastructure support is carried out in an integrated manner starting from the construction of two Bogowonto jetties, each 306 meters long, the Bogowonto River concrete embankment, and the Wasiat Retention Pond,

Further flood control infrastructure include the West Carik Barat Long Storage, Carik Long Storage, Ledeng Long Storage Leden were built and equipped with retention ponds, such as the Karang Wuni Retention Pond.

BBWS Head Gatut Bayuadji said that the infrastructure development has provided benefits in protecting and securing about 500 hectares (ha) of the YIA Airport area from flooding.

"[That] includes agricultural and residential land covering an area of ​​2,000 ha, especially in the kapanewons of Temon, Panjatan, and Wates in Kulonprogo Regency and the districts of Purwodadi, Bagelen, and Ngombol Districts in Purworejo [Regency]," said Gatut.