Building a Wall-Julo Bajulo Sea

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By Nasrul Azwar

After my article about the need for the sea wall was built as one form of anticipatory effort founded by tsunami waves along the coast of West Sumatra, published in this newspaper (Singgalang, 22/10/2007), and the next day it says Emeraldy Chatra (Padang Ekspres, 23 / 10/2007), in the same tone, I send short messages to mobile phones Mayor Fauzi Bahar Padang.

It said: "What is your opinion about the idea of building a sea wall along the coast of West Sumatra, especially the beach of Padang, which is down in two newspapers that?" The mayor replied: "As a discourse or ideas, good enough. And this needs to discourse at large. Japan has been proved, and the great wall was very beneficial for the people. "Then I replied:" What about the city of Padang, would be designed pembagunannya? And I do not think this is true with development planning menggaduh this city forward. "He answered:" Yes, all that will die on the budget. Very limited budget. "At that point we were" discussing ".

For me, building sea walls-if it can be established in all coastal strip in the region of West Sumatra, is the right choice. Taro and Okushiri Island City in Japan has been doing this. Regions in Japan is famous for vulnerable hit by the Tsunami. So, along with its society, the government built a giant wall along the coast. The width of the wall was 15 meters, 10 meters high.

Exist wall that brings comfort to people on the move. Although the city was confined to impress, but when a potential tsunami earthquake comes, they are no longer focused thinking of the sea water that would run the content roll city, but a mere rescue from earthquake disaster.

Regarding funds pembagunannya, as complained by Fauzi Bahar, who is going to swallow a large fund, my first guess for the time being marginalized. The main thing is the principle. Whether in principle the government together with representatives of the people agree to build sea walls or walls? If, in principle, agree, then we speak of patterns and fundraising strategies for building a sea wall. I suppose that only the government agreed in principle. Community? Certainly support this idea because it involves the safety of the soul.

Patterns and fundraising strategy, adding that I call it style-julo julo and community participation in total. Outside of that style-julo julo this, the government, of course, still pursue this project got funding from anywhere, and on an ongoing basis in the budget allocation, including the district and the city passed the construction of the wall.

With the government facilitated, together with the community formed an effective team, or can also take advantage of existing institutions, such as BAZIS, raise and collect funds from the public amounted to USD 5.000/bulan each family head (KK) in West Sumatra and the crew are out there West Sumatra. Funds raised this as a "capital" to build that wall. Technical Problems and mekanismen fundraising can be arranged in working patterns terkoordinatif and controlled. All work is done very transparans.

If the population of West Sumatra amounted to 4.5 million people with just average out the number was equal to the number of 1,500,000 households (actual data I am not sure), then the amount of money collected each month is Rp 7,500,000,000 X 12 months = USD 90,000.000,000 a year. Amount of 90 billion rupiah this exact numbers. If it works well convince diperantauan Minang people, with an estimated amount equal to the population in West Sumatra, in the current year collected funds of Rp 180 billion.

Quantification is only based on the number of heads of households who could potentially collected funds. And I think, contributed to a very good destination for crowds and clear benefit of its use, for the community would not be heavy. History has recorded how this beriyuran Minang communities in together to buy a plane that was when independence was really needed. There was no committee and various kinds, but people with a sincere giving sebagiah treasure, and no gold coins were so. Bought the plane, people were proud.

Back to the wall earlier. If the potential of community generosity was dug out again, would have accumulated enormous power. Its construction could include a community. If I can be convinced with the reasons that make sense, I think the public is also willing to give strength to build that wall. For them, the important berjelas-explanatory. Do not hurt him with the things they value as a victimization. Mechanism to engage the investment community to donate his strength, could be arranged later with the good.

Clearly done in stages of development. Phases could have first priority in coastal areas heavily populated, and so on.

So, to include the community in the development of sea walls, what a problem to worry about funding the mayor of Padang, a few were answered. Funds collected Rp 180 billion a year, is the social capital that are so immense impact. If the public has been felt to have that wall, the issue of funding is no longer a complicated issue. Complicated it is to manage, organize, and convince the public. Clearly it demanded hard work and continuous from the government. Convincing the public when this was not the case lightly, because they had been much disappointed. But it will not shut their hearts to truly and sincerely to build.