Historical PDAM Tirtanadi Water Tower In Medan

Usherringtonesydmgdo - PDAM Tirtanadi was built by the Dutch Colonial Government on September 8, 1905 which was named NV Waterleiding Maatschappij Ajer Beresih. This development was carried out by Hendrik Cornelius Van Den Honert as Director of the Deli Maatschappij, Pieter Kolff as Director of Deli Steenkolen Maatschappij and Charles Marie Hernkenrath as Director of the Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij. The head office of the clean water company is in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

At that time water was taken from the main source of the Sumbul House spring in Sibolangit with a capacity of 3000 m3 / day. The water is transmitted to the Reservoir Tower which has a capacity of 1200 m3 located on Jalan Kapitan (now the head office of PDAM Tirtanadi, North Sumatra Province).

This reservoir has a height of 42 m above ground level. This reservoir is made of iron with a diameter of 14 m. After Indonesia's independence, the company was handed over to the provincial government.

Notes from Tirtanadi North Sumatra PDAM, the first time this establishment was established was not all people who consumed this water. Only the kingdom and Dutch offices can get this clean water, while the community usually uses river water and wells.

Since February 3, 1903 the Deli Maatshappij company to build Medan drinking water facilities by issuing a government decree on May 14, 1904 and at the request of Deli Maatshappij the concession was extended with a government decree on June 26.

At that time the Deli Maatshappij handled a lot of problems with clean water. Irrigation expert J. Schotel in Rotterdam confirmed F. Boshuyer to Medan to review and plan clean water in this city.

In the first time of construction of the 'Tirtandi PDAM', customers were the only people said to be Dutch nobility or Government. Like Tjong A Fie or Tjong Fung Nam, a successful businessman. The Tjong A Fie building is located in the Kesawan area with NPA customer number 017370016 in the name of Chong Fun Kiun.

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Kesawan square is an old area with strong character, located in the center of Medan. This area is able to tell the history of his past which is part of the history of the formation of the City of Medan. Place structure, space and character.

Kesawan can be seen through the composition of the mass and the room that forms a complex network, like a text is read when the forming parts are described one by one in detail, which saves the soul of this regional architecture.

In this area around 1929 for the first time T Tirtanadi PDAM ’implemented a meter loop, water, entry, exit and customer usage system that could be controlled properly with the aim of suppressing losis.

Because of its strategic location as a busy lane, supported by its location adjacent to the Esplanade which is now called Merdeka Square is the center of urban orientation, and the central post office and giro as well as the Medan, Belawan train station.

Kesawan area developed into a separate area. Not far from Tjong A Fie's house, Tip Top Restaurant is also a customer of 'Tirtanadi PDAM' since 1929 with NPA customer number 0107010125.

Based on North Sumatra Regulation No. 11 of 1979, the status of the company was changed to PDAM Tirtanadi, North Sumatra Province. Since 1991 PDAM Tirtanadi was appointed as the operator of the Medan City wastewater management system.

When the Dutch built PDAMs in Medan it was very beneficial for them and could not be separated from the nature in North Sumatra. "Because of its nature has a strong gravity," 

With the existence of this strong gravitational force, said Amru the Netherlands built a pipe that was 45 km long from Sibolangit, Deli Serdang to Medan, did not use another water suction device. "So, the Netherlands only installed pipes so far," You also can visit Medan and Sumatra tours will be amazing adventure to do in Sumatra.