JAKARTA - The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno spoke about the issue of the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) which he said was abandoned after it was taken over by the government.
Sandiaga denied that TMII was abandoned and said the situation occurred because of the halting of the revitalization of one of the rides before the transfer of management took place.
"This is indeed a condition of one of the rides that was previously managed by the private sector, but was forced to stop because it was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Sandiaga at the Weekly Press Briefing event, Monday, January 24 yesterday.
Sandiaga said the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing was rearranging the vehicle. He also ensured that the government will continue to polish TMII as a tourist destination that is of interest to tourists.
Sandiaga even confirmed that TMII will be one of the locations that will be exhibited to the G20 delegation and foreign guests who come on the international agenda in the country.
The government, he said, has also prepared various programs for reorganizing the TMII tourist area.
"The process of reorganizing the area is already underway and we hope that the new face of TMII will be able to provide a quality and sustainable travel experience for tourists," said Sandiaga.
Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono allocated Rp1.13 trillion for the renovation of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII).
"Renovation of the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or TMII with an allocation of Rp1.13 trillion," said Minister Basuki Hadimuljono.
According to the Minister of PUPR, the renovation activities included handling the TMII area road, structuring the main gate area, renovating the joglo (Sasono Utomo, Sasono Langen Budoyo, Sasono Adiguno), and renovating the museum.
Then the arrangement of the landscape of the islands in Archipelago Lake, renovation of the Garuda Theater Museum, Telkom Museum, and Keong Mas, Parking Structure (elevated), and Revitalization of Archipelago Lake.
PUPR Minister Basuki said the TMII renovation activity was part of a special assignment given by President Joko Widodo to the PUPR Ministry to carry out infrastructure development with a total planned budget requirement of IDR 2.7 trillion.
This is stated in Presidential Decree No. 116 of 2021 concerning the Acceleration of the Implementation of Infrastructure Development to Support the Implementation of International Events in Bali Province, DKI Jakarta Province, NTB Province, and NTT Province.
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