Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Installation of Fire Sea Games Cauldron Having Problems, Rain

PASANG KALDRON:  Seorang pekerja ahli
memasang kaldron api Sea Games untuk acara
pembukaan  di Stadion Gelora Sriwijaya, Jakabaring
Sport  City, Palembang Sumatera Selatan.
Two weeks ahead of the SEA Games XXVI in Palembang and Jakarta, the local committee continues to speed up the completion of the match venues or facilities.

Overtime work force in all venues, from morning until the early hours. But in the last three days, the settlement may be constrained to heavy rain.

Rusli Nawi, head of Task Force Jakabaring encountered in Sport City Stadium Jakabaring Srivijaya, Palembang, argued, settlement venues Palembang has reached 97 percent. The work continues to achieve accelerated deadlines have been set by the government, namely the end of October.

Government through Menpora Andi Mallarangeng Alifian previous SEA Games venues said the settlement should be completed this October.

"Venues aquatic reached 98 percent. Two days into the future, certainly have been completed and can be used. Even now, a swimming pool can be used, "said Rush told Suara Merdeka, overnight.

He added, working at night is also plagued by bad weather. The last three days of heavy rain that drenched Palembang workmanship was not maximal.

Rush added that the field is not fully completed the shooting, beach volleyball, and rock climbing. For athletics, until yesterday evening, hundreds of workers were still working on the outside of the arena.

For water sports or aquatic, there are still some points that have not been settled as the installation of the diving board, diving board height, and cleaning the pool. Last night, 50-meter swimming pool arena stay cleaning and installation of the separator strip.

Meanwhile, the pool for warm-up is completed fully. Cleaning is done twice a day.

Construction of roads around the stadium has not been fully completed and so muddy when it rains. Signpost to the arena one to the other arenas were not installed so it confuses the audience. Jakabaring Stadium was closed to the public, including FC soccer team was not allowed to use the field.

"Inside the stadium in the works the stage with hundreds of LED lights for the opening and target 4 November should be completed. Cauldron that was imported from Switzerland we do not install because of rain. Tomorrow (today-red) is attached and the day after tomorrow is over, "said Rush, who is also an expert staff of South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin.

Hermanto, secretary of the task force added, one hundred officers on guard for 24 hours divided in two shifts. "We continue to oversee the completion and cleanliness around the stadium," he said.