Mandalika Continues To Improve, Central Lombok Regent Asks For The Construction Of A Realized Hotel

Central Lombok Regent Lalu Pathul Bahri asked investors who are included in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) to immediately build hotels that have been planned to have an impact on community economic growth.

"Investors brought in by ITDC should immediately realize the construction of hotels as planned for the welfare of the people of Central Lombok widely," said Central Lombok Regent Lalu Pathul Bahri after morning exercise in the Tanjung Aan area, Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK), Friday 11 July, confiscated by Antara.

The land management rights area (HPL) of PT Pembangunan Pariwisata Indonesia (ITDC) in the eastern zone of Mandalika or Tanjung Aan is planned to build a five-star hotel to support the readiness of tourism development accommodation in the area.

"Whatever policies within this area have gone through the process according to the rules, we still support the progress of development in Central Lombok," he said.

He said that in developing tourism and economic growth, the community needed the collaboration of all parties, both the central, regional and village governments and the community.

"Every thing that is carried out by the government is to increase development, land or this area belongs to the government which is granted management rights to ITDC," he said.

Therefore, ITDC's task is to continue managing the area to increase state revenues and the proceeds are used for the benefit of the wider community, not for personal or individual interests.

"ITDC does not only manage the Mandalika area, as well as the Nusa Dua Bali area, Golo Mori NTT and other priority-scale tourist destinations in Indonesia," he said.

He said that for the public interest in the Mandalika area, it remains a commitment for all parties to pay attention to, such as improving road infrastructure in areas that can be used for community activities.

"Public areas will continue to be considered and structuring to support tourism development in Mandalika," he said.

Meanwhile, Dandim 1620 Central Lombok Lieutenant Colonel Arm Karimmuddin Rangkuti said that his party supports the development carried out by the government for the progress of community development and welfare.

"We must support the development carried out by the government, hopefully this can improve development and the economy in Central Lombok," he said.

ITDC as the regional manager has carried out development in all areas, so that the illegal business buildings on the coast of Tanjung Aan are brought under control for structuring.

"We will prepare an amenity core in the eastern zone which can be access to the public or the public to access the beach freely," said GM The Mandalika, Wahyu M Nugroho.