JAKARTA - The Indonesian Army has deployed naval equipment to transport construction materials for the Merah Putih Village Cooperative (KDKMP) on the outermost island of Bengkulu Province, Enggano Island.
"Maybe yes, we can deploy the TNI AD's naval alutsista to transport materials to Enggano. We hope that there will definitely be," said the Chief of Staff of the XXI Military Command/Radin Inten Command, Brigadier General TNI Andrian Susanto in Bengkulu, Wednesday, quoted by Antara.
The plan is a form of an effort to accelerate the realization of the KDKMP program in the outermost regions of Indonesia in Bengkulu.
"We believe that if we convey some obstacles (that need attention), it will later become a solution," he said.
Kasdam explained that the construction of the KDKMP in the outermost region, especially Enggano Island, still faces a number of technical and non-technical obstacles.
One of the issues that emerged, he said, was about the distribution of development materials to islands that are about 156 km or 90 nautical miles from Bengkulu City.
This condition certainly results in the price of building materials being quite expensive on the outermost island. He said, the North Bengkulu Regency Government has also presented examples of the high price of materials, such as cement one sack in Bengkulu City Rp68,000 while in Enggano the price reached Rp120,000 per sack.
Not only the problem of the development of the Red and White Village Cooperative in Enggano, Kasdam Andrian also inventories the development problems in other areas in Bengkulu.
As in Lebong Regency, according to him, there are land development issues that are claimed as customary land. Solving this problem requires cross-sectoral handling so as not to hinder the progress of development.
"The meeting this morning at the Bengkulu Provincial Office, among others, we want to listen to some problems and obstacles in the field, both those faced by the second-level local government. Hopefully, we can provide solutions," he said.
According to him, the TNI has partnered with the local government, the local prosecutor's office and parties to find solutions to the land issue. The collaborative approach is considered important so that the development of KDKMP continues to run according to plan without causing social conflicts in the community.
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