TANJUNG SELOR - The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of North Kalimantan (Kaltara) will gradually increase connectivity between regions or open isolated regional access at the Indonesia-Malaysia border such as the Kayan Apau area in Malinau Regency, and Krayan Nunukan Regency.
"This program is a priority but adjusted to regional financial conditions, infrastructure management at this border also needs support from the central government," said Deputy Governor (Deputy Governor) Kaltara Ingkong Ala, Wednesday, March 5.
"Our APBD (Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget) is very small, so it requires central government budget support from the APBN (State Revenue and Expenditure Budget)," he said.
Ingkong explained that to open access or build roads at the border, his party will see a priority scale.
Moreover, access to a number of points is not adequate and some can only be penetrated by air by airplane.
"In the early stages, we first build access to the road well, there is no need to go to the asphalt first. The important thing is that the road can be passed first, especially for vehicles carrying fuel, cement and other heavy goods," he explained.
Ingkong Ala emphasized that Kaltara has a strategic position in developing border areas, international trade, and national food energy.
This is in line with the realization of the Solid North Kalimantan Transformation Foundation as a Forerunner of the Advanced, Prosperous and Sustainable Unitary Republic of Indonesia.
"This road infrastructure requires the basic needs of border communities, in addition to opening access between regions, it also has a positive impact on other sectors," he said.
According to him, attention from the central government is needed to ensure that infrastructure in border areas is adequate, such as roads, bridges, and other public facilities.
"We hope that there will be attention from the center, we will also continue to inform the condition of Kaltara so that they can synergize between the center and the regions to build borders," he said.
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