TNI Inaugurates Kampung Bahari Nusantara In 68 Regional Command Units Today

BANTUL - Samas Beach Area in Srigading Village, Bantul Regency, Special Region (DI) Yogyakarta, was inaugurated as Kampung Bahari Nusantara.

The commander of the Yogyakarta Navy Base (Danlanal) Colonel Laut Devi Erlita said the effort was to improve the welfare and living standards of the coastal community in the area.

"This Bahari Nusantara Village is a TNI AL program, which is divided into five clusters, namely the health, education, economy, tourism and defense clusters," he said after the inauguration of the Opening of Kampung Bahari Nusantara in Samas Bantul, Monday, May 15, was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, in each cluster, the Indonesian Navy carries out various activities, for health to carry out social services, then for the economy to help coastal communities by utilizing marine products produced into fish nuggets, for example.

Then for educational activities, the Indonesian Navy established a smart house which is currently equipped with internet and infrastructure, as well as laptop assistance from Bantul Regency. Meanwhile, tourism also develops maritime tourism potential.

He said the program to develop Kampung Bahari Nusantara at Samas Bantul Beach had previously been initiated several months ago, but for the joint inauguration with the Bantul Regency Government (Pemkab) it was only realized on May 15.

"The first goal is that we want the Indonesian Navy to synergize with the local government, in this case with the Forkopimda (Regional Leadership Communication Forum), that the Navy exists in all regions, although maybe the Navy is in remote island areas, but we are always present in the community," he said.

He said the Kampung Bahari Nusantara (KBN) of the Indonesian Navy which was inaugurated simultaneously today in 68 regional command units. And in Yogyakarta, this is the first maritime village, in the hope of improving the welfare of coastal communities and fishermen.

"We chose Samas Beach because it is very conducive for this activity and we are targeting people on this beach. We never thought there was a negative here, but it was positive because if we always think that everything will follow the positives," he said.

Meanwhile, Srigading Bantul Village Head Prabowo Sugondo was met after the inauguration of Kampung Bahari Nusantara hoped that the lives of fishermen, especially at Samas Beach, would develop even more.

He said his party had made efforts to make maritime affairs on Samas Beach more developed in various ways, one of which was planting 9,000 mangrove trees in 2022. In addition, it has also held training on the manufacture of salt and turtle conservation.

"We hope that these marine programs on Samas Beach can be known by the community and become the backbone of our fishermen," he said.