Historical Story Kedung Ombo

the history of the reservoir kedung ombo in 1985 the government to plan build a dam new in Central Java for power plants magnitude 22,5 megawatts and can accommodate the water to the needs of 70 acres of Rice field around him. development reservoirs kedung ombo this funded USD 156 million of the world Bank, USD 25,2 million from Exim Bank of Japan, and the state budget, started 1985 to 1989. the reservoir start diairi on January 14, 1989. drown 37 village, 7 district in 3 district, that is sragen, boyolali, grobogan. a total of 5268 family lose ground due to the construction of the reservoir this. cases kedung ombo when most people have to leave his village, remaining 600 family still persist for compensation they received very small. the Minister soeparjo Rustam stated compensation USD 3.000, - / m² while residents were forced to receive USD 250, - / m². residents who survive also experienced terror, intimidation and physical violence due to their opposition to the project. government forcing people move with fixed irrigate that location, as a result citizens who survive then forced to stay midst of a puddle.

    Romo mangun with father sandyawan and k.h. Hammam ja'far, caregivers pesantren pebelan magelang accompany the residents still persist in the location, and build emergency school for about 3500 children, and build a means of such a raft to transport the people that the majority his village has become the Lake. reservoir is finally inaugurated by President Soeharto, may 18 1991, and residents still struggling demanding right on compensation land decent. 2001, citizens displaced the demanding Central Java governor to re-open the case of kedung ombo and do renegotiation to redress the ground. However, the local government provincial and the district insisted that the problem of damages land has been completed. the government has asked the district court local to withhold money damages that have not been paid to 662 family prosecution.

  usability reservoirs kedung ombo along with dibangunya reservoirs kedung ombo definitely planned to have a lot of function, and the usefulness of-the usefulness of reservoir kedung ombo are: 1. for bagun powerhouse magnitude 22,5 megawatts. 2. for in the wake up irrigation to irrigate needs 70 acres of Rice field around him. 3. and in addition to 2 usability above still no longer the usefulness of reservoir kedung ombo, that as a tourist attractions, dam kedung ombo is a reservoir which has a function as a tourist attractions, usually in the weekend many families who spent their weekend in reservoir kedung ombo. and the most crowded is when lebaran Diamond usually there diadapan performing Arts dangdut certainly invite appeal of the people around the reservoir kedung ombo. access to the reservoir kedung ombo also not difficult, can be in the travel with vehicle public bus Department purwodadi-solo.