President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Bendo Dam, during his visit to East Java Province, on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The dam, located in Ponorogo Regency, was built at a cost of Rp1.1 trillion and has a capacity of 43 million cubic meters with an inundation area of 170 hectares, and the height of the dam is 74 meters.
President Jokowi also hopes that the Bendo Dam can be connected to all existing irrigation networks so it can be used as well as possible by the community, especially farmers in increasing agricultural productivity.