Kemenparekraf Prepares An Assistance Scheme For Nusa Gianyar Bali Park Repairment

Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno in Bali/PHOTO: Dafi VOI

GIANYAR - The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has prepared an assistance scheme to help improve the infrastructure of the Taman Nusa cultural center tourist destination in Gianyar Regency, Bali.

The cultural tourism park, which provides comprehensive knowledge about the culture of various Indonesian ethnicities, is currently experiencing severe damage due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We will include it in one of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) programs because we see that what is offered here is the diversity of cultures and diversity that is presented at Taman Nusa," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, while visiting Taman Nusa, Thursday, March 24.

During his visit, he saw firsthand the current condition of Taman Nusa, where various infrastructures, especially typical buildings from all over Indonesia, were damaged due to the absence of tourist visits during the pandemic.

"In short, we saw an extraordinary impact from this pandemic, as you can see for yourself how these two years have been so hard for the tourism industry and jobs that have been hit by this pandemic," he said.

Sandiaga explained, they are trying to revitalize Taman Nusa because it is present as part of the government's task quickly, and accurately, we will intervene and policies will be drawn up later.

"Later, we will also collaborate with innovative financing, we will help Taman Nusa managers with a collaborative and adaptive approach to activate and revive them to open up more job opportunities for workers here," he said.

Sandiaga stated, after repairs, his party plans to make Taman Nusa a side event location for the Coordination Meeting for the revival of tourism and the national creative economy which will be held in the second half of the second semester of 2022.

"We have to wake up with a new economic order, Mr. President Jokowi entrusted us that we must be responsive to the needs that are needed, because Bali is the arena of the G20 going forward," he said.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Commissioner for Taman Nusantara, AA Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, explained that the cost of revitalizing and repairing Taman Nusa requires funds of around IDR 3 billion.

"We are very affected. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tourist visits to Taman Nusa averaged 3,000-5,000 people, but now there are only three to five people and there are no tourist visits at all," he said.