Government guarantees important infrastructure projects keep running despite in the middle of pandemic

Government Guarantees Priority Infrastructure Projects Keep Running

The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Kemenkomarves) emphasized that priority infrastructure projects that benefit the wider community will keep continue.

Deputy for Infrastructure and Transportation Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Ridwan Djamaluddin revealed that national strategic projects are community needs that must be met.

"The government budget is mostly for handling COVID-19, but that does not mean that the construction of various infrastructures must be stopped, because this is for the long-term needs of the community," Ridwan said as quoted by Antara on Thursday (6/18).

According to Ridwan, infrastructure development is also an effort of the government to maintain productivity. In addition, the project can also open employment opportunities for the community.

"That is the essence of the provision of this infrastructure, and this must continue. The strategy is that there will be some rescheduling (rescheduling), the priority of which we prioritize, which is clearly a variety of infrastructure projects, mainly strategic and beneficial to the wider community. we continue, including if necessary structuring and rescheduling, "he explained.

For example, an airport construction project in Papua. From an economic standpoint, the project was indeed less profitable. However, the government continues to run the project to meet the needs of logistics distribution and community mobilization. Development priorities are various connectivity projects, between Java islands and between Java islands and other islands. A number of national projects also continue to run, especially projects that involve commitments with international.

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