Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Kotabaru DPRD Speaker Suwanti, accompanied by Deputy Chairman I,II, Commission II and Head of Transportation Office Khairian Ansari carried out a series of consultation with the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation's Directorate General of sea Transportation.
"We are making efforts to fulfill the need of harbor to accelerate development of Kotabaru Islands," she said in Kotabaru, Thursday.
Providing docks for the islands is needed considering the majority of their inhabitants using sea transportation, especially in Maradapan Island, Pulau Sembilan sub-district.
The DPRD together with the local government submitted the program ini to the Ministry of Transportation due to limited local budget (APBD) for docks construuction.
In the midst of budget efficiency instructed by the President, Kotabaru hopes that the central government can realize this request on the basis that several stages of the application had been implemented by the Kotabaru Transportation Office.
"The port can meet transportation access, facilitates logistics distribution for daily needs and making the activities of Pulau Sembilan residents easier," said Suwanti
Head of Kotabaru Transportation Agency Khairian Anshari said that a long process of proposal have been carried out until today, all that remains iss to prepare DED and phyisical development. He hopes it can be consideredas a priority for the Ministry in 2026.
"Regarding the construction of port in Maradapan Island, we are aware that budget efficiency will result in delays in several government-funded development," said Khairian.
However, he remain optimistic about the program that people in the outer island of Kotabaru, Maradapan, Pulau Sembilan, are waiting for.
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