Visiting Banyumas, Jokowi Provides Assistance For The Impact Of El Nino Drought

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) (Doc: State Secretariat)

BANYUWANGI - President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to make a working visit to Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, as well as directly monitor the distribution of El Nino's Direct Cash Assistance, on Wednesday 27 December 27. In addition to monitoring the distribution of BLT El Nino, there are also a number of activities that will be carried out by the President while in Banyuwangi, including dialogue with residents receiving Land Objects Reforma Agrarian (TORA) certificates including reviewing the Rogojampi Market. Regional Secretary of Banyuwangi Mujiono Regency in Banyuwangi, Tuesday, said President Jokowi planned to land at Banyuwangi Airport at 08.00 WIB, directly to the Maron Field, Genteng District to meet with the community recipients of the TORA program. "The plan is that at this location the President will have a dialogue with residents of the recipients of the TORA and Social Forestry program certificates," said Mujiono, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 27. Mujiono said, in Banyuwangi alone there were 15,107 families who received the Blue SK in the first phase of the TORA program with a total area of 694 hectares. This is the largest achievement of the TORA program in Indonesia. It is scheduled that President Jokowi will come directly and have a dialogue with the recipients. "The meeting with the President is also an opportunity to convey the aspirations of Banyuwangi residents as well as convey their gratitude for the central government attention to them," he said.

During his working visit, the President will also go to the Genteng District Post Office to review the implementation of the distribution of BLT El Nino. "This assistance was distributed, among others, to farmers affected by drought. In Banyuwangi there were 111,127 beneficiary families (KPM). The distribution has started since December 20 yesterday through the Post Office," he said.