Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives from South Kalimantan, Muhammad Hidayattollah or Dayat El, highlighted a number of strategic regional issues ranging from infrastructure development, forest area protection, to strengthening creative economy in the 10th Plenary Session of the 5th Session of the Indonesian House of Representatives.
In the report on the absorption of community aspirations in Sub-Region East I, Dayat El assessed that accelerating infrastructure development was the key to driving regional economic growth, especially in South Kalimantan.
He highlighted the importance of accelerating the construction of the Riam Kiwa Dam in Banjar Regency as a solution to flood control as well as supporting community economic activities.
In addition, the construction of the Batang Alai Dam in Central Hulu Sungai is also considered strategic to support the productivity of the agricultural sector.
"Acceleration of infrastructure development must be a serious concern for the central government because it has a direct impact on people's economic activities," he said.
Not only that, Dayat El also highlighted the condition of national roads in South Kalimantan which were considered still in need of improvement to facilitate logistics connectivity and distribution of goods.
In the creative economy sector, he encouraged the strengthening of local culture-based industries so that they can become a source of new economic growth in the region.
According to him, the protection of regional cultural assets needs to be strengthened so that it has economic added value for the community.
Apart from economic issues, Dayat El also reminded the importance of maintaining environmental sustainability through the protection of the Meratus Forest area through the #SaveMeratus movement.
He assessed that the sustainability of the Meratus Forest has an important role in maintaining ecological balance as well as supporting the sustainability of development in South Kalimantan.
"The aspirations of the people should not only be heard, but also must be fought for and realized through concrete steps for the equitable development and welfare of the region," he concluded.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
