GIANYAR – The goal of the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, to realize the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar as an international standard stadium, will soon be realized. Given that the Bali United headquarters will undergo the Rehabilitation and Construction process of the Main Venue to welcome the grand celebration of the U-20 World Cup which will take place in 2021.
Listening to the programs that will be implemented by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing People (PUPR) at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, made Bali Governor Wayan Koster optimistic that the U-20 world cup will run smoothly and the mission to make Bali a world sports tourism destination will be realized. Because the position of Bali, said Koster, is very strategic when the island of Bali always holds the status as one of the best tourist destinations in the world.
“Sport tourism has received a lot of public attention and has the potential to be developed together with the tourism sector. For that the Rehabilitation process and I hope the construction of the Main Venue at the Tridatu headquarters will run smoothly and with quality, considering that the U-20 World Cup in 2021 is the hope of Balinese manners, “he concluded.
This good news was revealed when the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Basuki Hadimuljono, made a working visit with the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster on Thursday (6/8) to the Tri Datu stadium (red, white, black, red) that was after the two of them completed their duties at Pura Agung Besakih, Karangasem in realizing the Sacred Area Protection Program at Pura Agung Besakih.
“I came here because I had a duty to prepare 6 stadiums (Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Manahan Stadium in Solo, Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar, Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang, and Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung) which will be planned for the U-20 World Cup match, one of which is the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar Regency, Bali, “explained the Minister Basuki.
In the agenda for the Rehabilitation and Construction of the Main Venue of this stadium, it will take place from July 2020 with a planning finalization program, then in September 2020 there will be a procurement program, while the physical construction program starts from November 2020 to March 2021. So the target of rehabilitation work on the Captain I Wayan Stadium This dipta can be completed in March 2021.
For the auction process, Basuki said that it would be held in mid-August 2020.
On the other hand, Minister Basuki explained that the handling of the I Wayan Dipta Stadium would include 8 jobs, starting with preparatory work, structural rehabilitation work, architectural work, mechanical work, electrical work, and plumbing, then there is work a field that includes grass, drainage, watering systems, and a running track. There is also 2400 Lux field light work, chair and scooring board work, and area work. “Some of the grass has to be replaced, I don’t think the drainage meets the requirements, the lighting is still lacking, and the supporting facilities such as changing rooms, toilets, bathrooms, I think all must have a standard,” he added while explaining the capacity of the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium as many as 27,000 places. sit in order to comply with FIFA regulations, namely single seat.
In addition to the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar which will undergo the process of Rehabilitation and Construction of the Main Venue, there is also a Training Field Handling program at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Stadium, Tri Sakti Training Field, Kuta Ocean Gelora Training Field, and Kompyang Sujana Stadium. ***
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