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THE Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan stated that the development of the Tourism Village in Lake Toba’s Super Priority Destination must be carried out immediately.
“Now we only have to discuss who does what, time table, how much money is spent, in July we start working, if we can’t back down a month. Then, we divide the work to the relevant ministries/institutions so that we integrate the Batak culture experts. All of this has been illustrated what should be done by each ministry/agency, so coordination must also be strict even though we are phsycal distancing,” he said in a video conference on the Coordination Meeting for Tourism Village Development at Lake Toba, held on Wednesday (4/15).
He added, there are 10 Tourism Villages planned to be developed in Super Priority Destination Lake Toba, the 10 villages are located in Humbang Hasundutan Regency (3 Villages), Toba Regency (4 Villages) and North Tapanuli Regency (3 Villages). Of all the villages there are a variety of main needs, especially infrastructure that must be addressed, including improving road access (7 villages), clean water supply (5 villages), HR training (3 villages) and repairing traditional houses (2 villages).
“In the future, the seven ministries will work hand in hand for the needs of mutual support that have been mutually agreed upon, for example, the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy will pursue the completion of the Tourism Village master plan and mentoring and training to increase community capacity to manage Tourism Villages,” he said.
Luhut affirmed that then, the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration will provide assistance in the management of the Village Fund for mutual needs and management assistance Village-Owned Enterprises. Then, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing will improve road access to and within the village area, repair community houses to be used as homestays, arrange residential areas, and construct waste treatment facilities.
“The Ministry of Transportation will carry out the construction of docks and stops for Water Bus stops and the provision of tourist transportation by Water Bus,” he noted.
He continued that there are also, the Ministry of Education & Culture, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the Ministry of Communication and Information and also State-Owned Enterprises, such as the State Oil Company (Pertamina) and the private sector namely Airy, not to miss the participation of the local government which must translate the support and strong will of the local community. [sources/photo special]
