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In 2017, Ministry of Transportation prepare a 4 trillion rupiah of funds for Papua


NewsPapuaMinister of Transportation, Budi Karya said, air transport infrastructure will be developed in eastern Indonesia, especially Papua. Currently, there are about 500-600 in Papua airport. Almost the entire district can be reached by air transport. "If earlier the amount of our investment is no more than Rp 4 trillion, 10 percent budget of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) in Papua," said Budi when Discussion Media "Vision Indonesia Centric Equity in Papua", in Jakarta, Sunday (5/3 / 2017).

Budi said that in such investment, the government will build eight new airports, two of them in Asmat and Ilaga. According to Budi, to improve connectivity, he must ensure that air traffic can be done well. Besides air transport infrastructure, MoT also prioritize the development of marine transport infrastructure.

"After the toll the sea, we do also transport stream. From Merauke, Timika, into the 500 kilometers in order to ensure that goods can be cheap," said Budi. During this time the distribution of goods can not walk properly because of the distance from one place to another. To that end, the Ministry of Transportation is working on the integration between the sea and highway tolls air. Toll air can carry such items from Timika, Dekai, Wamena to the ends of the district.

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