JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono reported to President Prabowo Subianto a number of national priority programs in the fields of infrastructure and regional development.
Starting from the development and protection of the North Coast of Java to the development of the national railway network.
This was conveyed by AHY in a press statement after meeting Prabowo with the Minister of Investment and Industrialization and CEO of Danantara Rosan Roeslani, Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo, and Head of the North Java Coast Management Authority (BOPPJ) Didit Herdiawan at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday.
"We have just met with the President at Istana Merdeka to report a number of strategic issues in the field of infrastructure and regional development. Especially related to a number of national priority work programs. Among them, we just reported the concept of developing and protecting the North Coast of Java," he said as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 11.
The man, who is familiarly called AHY, said his party reported on the concept of development and protection of the North Java Coast, which is currently facing challenges in the form of land subsidence and flash floods due to sea level rise.
He said that these efforts were carried out to protect the community in the Pantura area as well as to maintain economic activities, including industrial areas and special economic areas in the region.
In addition, his party also reported the progress of rehabilitation and reconstruction after natural disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
He said the reconstruction and revitalization of basic infrastructure such as roads, bridges, sanitation, housing, irrigation, health facilities, education, and places of worship in general showed good progress.
"Including housing, irrigation, and various public facilities, including for health, education, and houses of worship, in general, good progress can be followed, although there are a number of issues that are also still a challenge in the field," he said.
AHY also conveyed President Prabowo's directions regarding the development of the national railway network, especially for the Trans Sumatra, Trans Kalimantan, and part of Sulawesi lines to support the equitable development of public transportation and logistics.
During the meeting, steps to handle the aftermath of the train accident at Bekasi Timur Station, including plans to build safety facilities around 76 crossings in the Java region and part of Sumatra, were also discussed.
His party will also close vulnerable points and improve signaling systems and modernize the railway system to improve public transportation safety.
"So the spirit is for public transportation, our safety is the main priority, and in the end, interregional connectivity can also bring about growth and other economic opportunities," said AHY.
In addition, AHY also reported the development of regional road infrastructure to support food security and self-sufficiency.
The effort is expected to improve the condition of regional infrastructure in the next one to two years so that it can provide greater economic benefits.
On this occasion, said AHY, President prabowo also conveyed the spirit of the Indonesian ASRI Movement which aims to solve the problem of waste and organize slums so that they become healthier and support the development of the national tourism sector.
"It is hoped that all of this can also increase the potential for tourism, because it can be said to advance the tourism sector in Indonesia as 'low hanging fruits', something that we can do faster, not easy, but faster can generate economic value if supported by Indonesia which is beautiful and also connectivity to the tourism destination can be better and open to the public, including foreign tourists," he concluded.
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