Yogyakarta, July 9, 2024. On July 9, 2024, the Office of Public Works, Housing, and Energy and Mineral Resources (PUP-ESDM) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) held a Coordination Meeting on the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) for the irrigation sector in the DIY region. DAK is a fund allocated by the central government to regional governments to finance specific activities under regional authority that align with national priorities, sourced from the State Budget (APBN). The main theme of this meeting was standards of measurement structures and their correlation with irrigation management. Held in Meeting Room B of the PUP-ESDM DIY Office, the meeting was opened by the Head of the Irrigation Section under the Water Resources and Drainage Division and was attended by representatives from the Serayu Opak River Basin Organization (BBWS Serayu Opak), DIY Regional Development Planning Agency (BAPPEDA), DIY Agriculture and Food Security Agency, district-level Public Works and Agriculture Offices, as well as irrigation operation and maintenance personnel.
On this occasion, Dr. (Cand) Ansita Gupitakingkin Pradipta, S.T., M.Eng., a lecturer from the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DTPB), Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), acted as the speaker and delivered a presentation titled Calibration of Measurement Structures to Support Sustainable Irrigation Management. The presentation began with an overview of types of irrigation structures and their technical specifications, challenges faced by measurement structures in the field, as well as the urgency and procedures for calibration. Following the presentation, meeting participants engaged in an interactive discussion about the condition of measurement structures in their respective regions, including obstacles and future challenges. Ansita noted that climate change poses a specific challenge in managing measurement structures, as it may increase regional rainfall intensity, leading to sedimentation in river basins that serve as water sources for irrigation networks.
The outcomes of this meeting are expected to serve as valuable input for the planning and implementation of measurement structure calibration across the DIY region in support of a sustainable irrigation system and the achievement of national food self-sufficiency goals. Furthermore, discussions on irrigation management are part of broader efforts to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2: Zero Hunger, through improved agricultural productivity based on adaptive and sustainable irrigation systems.
Contributor : Ansita
