IKN Development Increases Penajam Coastal Community Income

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

PENAJAM PASER UTARA - Pembangunan Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN) in some areas of North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan Province, namely Sepaku District, has contributed positively to the income of residents of Lango Beach, Penajam District. "The development of the City of Nusantara has an impact on buffer areas in a number of villages in Penajam District," said a community leader at Lango Beach Village, Setta, quoted from ANTARA, Sunday, February 18. A number of areas in Penajam District that enjoyed the positive impact of the development project. support infrastructure for the City of Nusantara, among others in Maridan Village, Gersik, and Pantai Lango Village.

The form of a positive contribution to the development of the IKN supporting area, including requests for basic needs for construction workers provided by coastal residents of Penajam District.

The basic needs are in the form of providing barracks model residences for rent to workers, as well as catering food.

A total of 15-20 houses with barracks models were rented to workers with rental costs reaching Rp. 10-15 million per year.

In addition, as many as three families in the area provide ketering food morning, afternoon, and evening for approximately 250 workers at a price of Rp. 20-25 thousand per package.

Some residents who become fishermen, in addition to increasing demand for consumption fish, they are also involved as additional workers on a number of projects, especially during less favorable weather to go to sea.

Community work in Lango Beach Village, according to him, is mostly fishermen, and takes care of oil palm plantations. "Residents of Lango Beach can get additional income because there is development development in the city of Nusantara," he said. A number of supporting infrastructure development projects for the city of Nusantara in Penajam District, including the construction of Naratetama Airport and toll roads supporting IKN to Balikpapan and Samarinda.