Eight government universities make transmigration studies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Eight government universities have agreed to
\nconduct a number of studies for the Ministry of Transmigration to
\nfind ways of improving the living conditions of settlers.<\/p>\n
The agreement was signed yesterday by the Director General of
\nHousing and Environment Widarbo for the Ministry and the rectors
\nof the eight colleges: Bandung Institute of Technology, the Bogor
\nAgricultural University, the Surabaya November 10 Institute of
\nTechnology, the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the
\nPadjadjaran University in Bandung, the March 11 State University
\nin Surakarta, the General Soedirman University in Purwokerto and
\nthe Hasanudin University in Ujungpandang.<\/p>\n
The universities and their research agencies will conduct
\nstudies in the areas of road and bridge engineering, housing
\nconstruction, applicative farming models, post-harvesting methods
\nfor crops and applicative, effective and low-cost technology for
\nthe new areas.<\/p>\n
Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo, who attended
\nthe signing ceremony, said the resettlement program is aimed at
\nspreading out the uneven distribution of Indonesia's population
\nand labor and strengthening national security and unity.<\/p>\n
Under the transmigration program, the government has already
\nbuilt 1.7 million houses, 21 ports, 49,000 kilometers of roads,
\n76,000 meters of bridges and thousands of places of worships,
\ncommunity health centers, schools and towns to serve the needs of
\nsettlers, he said.<\/p>\n
He admitted however there was still much to be done.<\/p>\n
\"Many of the housing units are too isolated and too small.
\nThey are often unreachable due to poor infrastructure,\" Siswono
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Other resettlement areas face clean water shortages and some
\nhave been affected by an outbreak various diseases such as
\nmalaria, he added.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, transmigration is necessary since every year
\nabout 40,000 hectares of farming land on Java island is lost to
\nmake way for residential and other purposes, he said. (pwn)<\/p>",
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