This Is The Master Plan For The Acceleration Of Development For Sumba Island NTT

The team from the Ministry of National Development Planning / National Development Planning Agency of the Republic of Indonesia is on Sumba Island. (Ist Photo)

SUMBA NTT - Sumba Island which has a variety of high natural and cultural potentials in supporting regional development in the agricultural, tourism and energy sectors. On the other hand, the existing potential cannot be utilized optimally because Sumba Island is still facing several development challenges, including the backwardness of the region, not yet optimal drivers of the economic sector, low human resources and uneven availability of infrastructure.

For 4 (four) days from November 22-25, 2021, a team from the Ministry of National Development Planning / National Development Planning Agency of the Republic of Indonesia was on Sumba Island to conduct a field visit in the context of preparing the Master Plan for the Acceleration of Development on Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province. The preparation of this Master Plan is expected to produce an integrated Sumba Island development plan. The initial step taken is the preparation of a Pre-Masterplan Study on the Sumba Island Regional Development Acceleration Plan 2022 - 2041 which will be carried out in 2021.

The first day the group made a field visit to Walakiri Beach in Watumbaka Village, Pandawai District. In the future, Walakiri Beach will be developed as a marine tourism center on Sumba Island which is famous for its sunset on the dancing mangrove shoots. Walakiri Beach which is very close to the city of Waingapu only takes 20 minutes to make this place crowded at night. Kawangu Traditional Village, Janggamangu Traditional Village, Watumbaka Traditional Village are tourism objects in the Regional Tourism Strategic Area which will be developed as marine tourism destinations and cultural tourism.

The accessibility of tourism, especially the district road to Walakiri Beach, is one of the concerns of the Bappenas team because the bumpy asphalt road surface makes road users uncomfortable. On this occasion the Acting Head of the Bappeda of East Sumba Regency, Drh. Yohanis Aggung Praing M. Si conveyed that budget constraints were one of the obstacles in road management in East Sumba Regency. The East Sumba Regency Government expects budgetary support from the APBN to improve infrastructure in East Sumba Regency.

It is proposed that several district roads and provincial roads, including Waingapu - Rambangaru - Napu - Kadahang, Kawangu - Tanarara - Kananggar - Nggongi - Malahar - Praipaha in the future, can be managed by the Ministry of PUPR. In addition, the Waingapu – Melolo road section needs to be widened in order to provide comfort for the people who pass through this route.

The construction of hotels and resorts in the Pandawai sub-district is a note during the visit of Bappenas this time. The National Development Planning Agency team and the East Sumba Regency OPD group visited Tanoma Sumba Beach Resort on Wera Beach, Kadumbul Village, Pandawai District. The building material which is dominated by bamboo, East Sumba natural stone gives an exclusive feel. Room knick-knacks that use woven fabrics are recommended to use fabrics made in East Sumba, this aims to support increased income for local craftsmen.

The Sumba Ongole Breeding Center in Matawai Maringu Village belonging to the East Sumba Regency Government also received a visit from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas). In this place land clearing is being carried out to plant green fodder and the opening of a new road that will be used for livestock drinking access to the river in the breeding center area.

The second day

On the second day, Tuesday, November 23, 2021, the Bappenas team, totaling 15 (fifteen) people, led by the Acting Director of Regional II, Ika Retna Wulandary arrived at Umbu Mehangkunda Airport, Waingapu and was greeted with the gift of East Sumba ikat cloth by the Acting Head of the Regency Bappeda. East Sumba Drh. Yohanis Anggi Praing M. Si.

Next, the group visited the Nusantara I and II Piers and the ferry dock in Temu Village, Kanatang District. The wharf in East Sumba Regency will continue to be developed as one of the factors driving regional growth. The Solar Power Plant in Hambapraing Village and Purukambera Beach in Mondu Village were also places the team visited.

On Purukambera beach, the Acting Regional Director II, Mrs. Ika Retna Wulandary, expressed admiration for the natural panorama of East Sumba Regency. classy.