Friday, 06 November, 2009 | 16:06 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The City government of North Jakarta is ready to distribute Rp25 billion to develop its tourism site on coastal areas.
According to the mayor, Bambang Sugiyono, the funds will be spent for supportive infrastructure development including roads, street lights and information kiosks for tourists, as well as to sponsor art performances in the area.
The government has launched programs targeting 12 places as tourism destinations since July 2009.
“North Jakarta has actually many potential tourism destinations, not only Ancol,” said Bambang.
Generally, the tourism destinations in the area are divided into five exploring nature, culture, history, spiritual sector, shopping and culinary.
The coastal areas that will be developed include the Ancol recreational park, the Angke Flower and Animal Park, the Ancient Zone in Sunda Kelapa, Luar Batang Village, Tanjung Priok Station, Tugu Village, Marunda Village, the Muara Angke Fishery Center, Mangga Dua Market, Kelapa Gading, and the Jakarta Islamic Center.
He is hoping that the tourism sector can help push economic growth in North Jakarta.
“We involve communities living around the tourism destinations in the project,” said Bambang.
It is expected that higher number of tourists will open more job opportunities and reduce the number of needy families in North Jakarta which have reached 54,000 families.
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