Aceh funds mostly for infrastructure<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The government is planning to allocate Rp 22.5 trillion (US$2.4
\nbillion), or around 50 percent of the Aceh reconstruction total
\nbudget of Rp 45 trillion, for infrastructure projects in the
\ntsunami-stricken province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.<\/p>\n
State Minister for National Development Planning Sri Mulyani
\nIndrawati said on Wednesday that based on the planned blueprint
\nfor the reconstruction of Aceh, the government would focus on
\nreconstructing damaged infrastructure and building new
\ninfrastructure.<\/p>\n
"Besides the allocation for infrastructure, around Rp 9
\ntrillion of the money will be allocated for education and health
\nprograms," she said at the State Palace.<\/p>\n
Mulyani said the infrastructure projects would include the
\nconstruction of roads, bridges, ports, dams, irrigation works and
\nother public facilities.<\/p>\n
The funds for the reconstruction of Aceh would be disbursed
\nafter the government completed its blueprint.<\/p>\n
Mulyani said the blueprint was expected to be completed on
\nMarch 26 after being approved by the Cabinet early next week.<\/p>\n
She said one of the crucial items in the blueprint was a plan
\nto facilitate Acehnese living along the coast who refused to be
\nrelocated to other areas. This would involve the construction of
\nbarrages to minimize the impact of any possible future tsunamis.<\/p>",
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