Dozens Of MSMEs And Communities From Various Groups Support The Development Of Senteluk Tourism Villages

Senteluk Village Community From Various Elements/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA The Senteluk Tourism Village in Batu Layar District, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is believed to be a sustainable tourist attraction that has economic value. With the Senteluk Tourism Village, it is certain that MSMEs in the area will run.

The Senteluk Tourism Village is a fostered village for the development of sustainable tourism which was inaugurated by Pelindo. The inauguration of the village coincided with the signing of the inscription and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the local government on Tanjung Bias Beach, NTB.

Head of the West Lombok Tourism Office, Agus Gunawan believes that Senteluk Village has the potential to become a sustainable tourism village model in NTB. This Senteluk Development Village Program has involved 60 community members from various groups, such as Pokdarwis, BUMDes, and MSMEs.

"A total of 34 MSMEs are now actively involved in activities initiated by Pelindo, ranging from training to business management in tourist areas," said Agus Gunawan in a written statement received on Thursday, December 5.

Meanwhile, the Head of Senteluk Village, Muhammad Sajidin, said that Pelindo's support opens up great opportunities to develop and preserve nature.

"Perindo's support opens up greater opportunities for our village to develop as a tourist village that continues to preserve nature," he added.

Direktur SDM dan Umum Pelindo, Ihsanuddin Usman menyambut baik respons positif dari masyarakat dan pemerintah setempat.

According to him, the development of Senteluk Tourism Village is part of his party's Tanjung Answer Social and Environmental Program (TJSL) which focuses on social, economic and environmental aspects.

This activity is in line with the company's business, especially services for cruise ships, through the development of tourist destinations around ports or port tourism (port tourism).

"We want Sentekuk Village to not only become a growing tourist destination, but also be an example of a village that is able to maintain a balance between improving the economy, strengthening social, and preserving the environment and being able to support the company's business," he said, Thursday, December 5.

In its implementation, continued Ihsanuddin, Pelindo realized a number of programs including empowering the local community.

According to him, various skills trainings have been carried out to increase the capacity of human resources (HR). One of them is training in making financial reports and managing Bumdes and managing Micro and Small Enterprises (UMK) in the Tanjung Bias area.