JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian emphasized that the government would increase development in border areas, one of which is the Indonesian-Philippine border area in the Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency (Sitaro), North Sulawesi (Sulut).
"The program from President Prabowo, ordered Mr. Ara Sirait (Minister of Housing and Settlements), me, the Head of BPS, and all to work, to handle housing, and also increase development in border areas," said Tito in his statement as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, April 11.
This was conveyed by the Minister of Home Affairs during an inspection in the Sitaro area which was hit by a flood disaster some time ago. He emphasized that their presence was a direct order from President Prabowo Subianto to ensure the handling of damaged houses due to disasters.
The visit was carried out together with the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (PKP) Maruarar Sirait and the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti.
In addition, the government has a program to handle uninhabitable houses and strengthen development in border areas.
The Minister of Home Affairs explained that the Ministry of PKP has a program to handle unlivable houses in border areas. Sitaro Regency is one of the locations for the implementation of the program as a response to the impact of flooding experienced by the local community. In addition, the poverty rate in the area is still relatively high.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the policy is part of the government's strategy in strengthening the border area, both in terms of community welfare and aspects of defense and nationalism.
"(This policy is an effort) to maintain the border area as a buffer zone for security, defense, and also for the people's justice so that nationalism increases, the state is present," he said.
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