JAKARTA. The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) continues the development of the state border area in West Kalimantan, with a budget of IDR 458 billion.
Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of PUPR, said that the project is part of the government's efforts to create economic equality for the 3T (Frontier, Outer, and Disadvantaged) areas. Through this project, the government is also building an Integrated Cross Border Post (PLBN) in Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan.
"The construction of the PLBN is not only to create an entry gate, but also an embryo of a regional economic growth centre that can improve the welfare of people living at the border," Basuki said in a press release today.
For the record, as much as IDR 131 billion of the budget has been allocated for the construction of PLBN Aruk in 2017. (KR/AR)