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A tweet on Twitter about someone claiming to build a bridge independently in Jepara Regency has gone viral on social media. In the tweet, the account owner admitted to building the bridge using personal funds of up to billions of rupiah.
This was tweeted by the Twitter account @jowojyowaskito. In his tweet, the account owner admitted to building a bridge with personal money of up to IDR 3.7 billion.
“I built this bridge and road with a personal fund of 3.7 billion. The Regents of Jepara and Ganjar pretended not to know, unlike the Regent of Grobogan, who was grateful. The location of this bridge is only 7 kilometers from Jepara Regency City, in Kecapi Village Kedungjogo RT 15/02 TahunanI wrote it as seen secondsCentral JavaThursday (5/5/2022).
The article, which was uploaded since May 3, 2022, has reaped hundreds of comments, as well as beinglike and in-retweet thousands of times.
Search results secondsCentral Java, the bridge builder named Kholil (54). Kholil confirmed that he was also the owner of the Twitter account that tweeted the upload.
Kholil said the bridge was 22 meters long and 6 meters wide. The father of three said the bridge cost Rp 3.7 billion.
“That cost is more than Rp. 3.7 billion, but later I will be ashamed that many netizens are misunderstood. After the bridge, I spent Rp. 2 billion for the road. The foundation of 100 meters by 2 meters of concrete has been spent, you know,” said he.
According to him, the bridge has access to three hamlets in Kecapi Village. So that people who pass by do not have to go far for their daily activities.
“This connects RT 15 to RT 33, 40, and 41. If the hamlet is Kedungjogo, Kracan, Tempur,” said Kholil.
Kholil said he was willing to spend his own money because he felt sorry for the condition of road access for residents in Kecapi Village, Tahunan District.
“Actually I feel sorry for the community, if people want mobility, they have to go around, if it’s the rainy season for school children they risk their lives to carry out their work to earn a living and go to school,” said Kholil.
Kholil also conveyed his desire to build a bridge to the village head. The village head also suggested building a 6 meter long bridge. He said the village also donated 40 sacks of cement.
“As a person, I want to help them, it’s most comfortable to build a bridge. That’s what I want to build 4 meters, Mr. Kecapi officials come here, please make 6 meters. Because the 4 meter Kecapi Bridge is already crowded, the bridge was in the 70s, if now it has to be 6 meters,” said Kholil.
“If from the village I want to make 4 meters and then I am told to take 6 meters, then I will be assisted by 40 sacks of cement castingthen there have never been various district problems because I have never submitted a proposal, indeed as long as I want to help, “continued this father of three children.
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The viral bridge in Jepara was built using personal money, Thursday (5/5/2022). Photo: Dian Utoro Aji/detikJateng– |
Kholil also admitted that he built the bridge purely to help residents. He did not want to build bridges associated with political interests.
“I just don’t want to run for RT, I’m not arrogant if I want to run there is no Jepara regent running with me, the DPR doesn’t want to, it’s sincere to help the community. society,” he said.
Then where did the money to build bridges connecting a number of hamlets come from? Kholil said the money was collected from a number of his investments.
Starting from selling land to his car. The proceeds were used to build the bridge.
“I was young when I was investing in land, I sold land in Jakarta-Depok for Rp. 1.7 billion. Next to the bridge there was land, I sold Rp. 500 million, then in Bate I bought Rp. 30 million, I sold Rp. 1.8 billion, then I invested in wood. In Sulawesi, I sell motorcycles and cars, for the benefit of the lower class,” said Kholil.
Kholil, who is also a father of three, admits that he does not have a business now. He also admitted that he had no money.
“I don’t have a business, I don’t have money anymore. I started my business and wanted to build a shop,” he said.
Asked about this, the Head of RT 40 RW 7 Kecapi Village, Ahmad Zaenuri said he did not know for sure the amount of personal funds to build a bridge in Kecapi Village. According to him, residents only help with the power during the casting.
“We don’t know the issue of funds, we know how to make it. We support the community to be happy, proud, including the road from RT 14 to RT 40,” explained Zaenuri when contacted secondsCentral Java tonight.
“The problem is that I don’t know, there is also no non-governmental fund, we have never been asked. We know, we help with manpower, only foundries, they make foundations, the others are all builders,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Head of RT 15 Kecapi Village, Ruslan welcomed the construction of the bridge. Moreover, residents previously had to travel a distance of up to 3 kilometers to reach the city of Jepara.
“I am a representative of the community who have always wanted this bridge, because this is the access to the city,” said Ruslan.
According to him, the bridge that was built is an alternative road to the city of Jepara. “Because the residents here go to the city first, three times as far away. With this bridge, the community is very helpful,” he explained.
“People know that a lot of people pass through here, being here helps and becomes an alternative to the city,” continued Ruslan.
Another resident, Solikin expressed the same thing. He claimed to be helped by the existence of this bridge.
“This was finished looking for grass, this way is close, usually you have to go far,” he said.
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