JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) has completed the construction of two Nutrition Fulfillment Service Centers (SPPG) to support the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Program in the Indonesian-East Timor border area, East Nusa Tenggara.
Minister PU Dody Hanggodo said the MBG program is a strategic part of national development that not only focuses on social aspects, but also encourages local economic growth.
"The MBG program is a mandate from President Prabowo Subianto to produce a healthy and intelligent generation of Indonesians. This program also encourages the local economy by involving farmers, fishermen, and MSMEs," he said in a statement in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, April 21.
The two MBG kitchens were built in the Wini PLBN area and the Motamasin PLBN.
This development is part of the government's commitment to provide basic services evenly to border areas, as well as strengthening the role of PLBN as a service center and driver of community welfare.
According to Dody, this facility is prioritized for areas with urgent nutritional service needs, including border areas.
"This is a tangible form of the state's presence in ensuring access to decent nutrition, maintaining price stability, and ensuring the availability of food for border communities," he said.
Both SPPGs are equipped with various supporting facilities, such as a main kitchen, washing area, dry and wet storage warehouses, equipment rooms, parking lots, clean water networks, and wastewater treatment facilities (IPAL).
In addition, there is also supporting infrastructure such as panel rooms, garbage disposal areas, and landscape arrangements for the area to ensure the standard of cleanliness and environmental sustainability.
The SPPG at the Wini PLBN was built on an area of 1,408.63 square meters in North Central Timor Regency, while the SPPG at the Motamasin PLBN stood on an area of 1,469.12 square meters in Malaka Regency.
The PU Ministry emphasized that infrastructure development in border areas is part of efforts to equalize development and improve people's welfare.
The existence of SPPG is expected not only to improve the nutritional quality of children in border areas, but also to be a driver of the local economy and a symbol of the presence of the state to the outermost regions of Indonesia.
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