Jakarta welcomes rural development program<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says that the program
\nto modernize rural areas will help deal with the problem of
\nmigration to the capital city.<\/p>\n
The governor said yesterday that the program called Angga Suka
\nDesa, which deals with the development of modern society in
\nvillages, will ultimately benefit Jakarta in the long run.<\/p>\n
Surjadi, in his capacity as chairman of the City-Village
\nCooperation Board, and Minister of Population Haryono Suyono
\nsigned an agreement yesterday to implement the city-village
\npartnership program.<\/p>\n
The board will provide consultants to train the villagers in
\nbusiness, marketing and other areas.<\/p>\n
Without explaining how the program will be implemented,
\nSurjadi said that efforts will be made to make rural areas as
\nattractive as big cites. \"This way unskilled people will not be
\nlured away and will prefer to stay in the villages.\"<\/p>\n
The governor said that developing rural areas was the key to
\nslow the problem of migration to Jakarta, which has been plaguing
\nthe city administration for decades.<\/p>\n
Records<\/p>\n
Records show that in 1995, Jakarta had more than 400,000
\nnewcomers, while in 1994 the number was 314,000.<\/p>\n
Governor Surjadi also said that balanced development would
\nmake villages more self reliant and reduce poverty.<\/p>\n
The administration has been working to overcome the flow of
\npeople from rural areas, especially the unskilled.<\/p>\n
\"Jakarta is very attractive to unskilled people from rural
\nareas, which cannot provide them with jobs,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the unskilled residents have been creating serious
\nproblems for Jakarta, citing the growth of slum areas in
\nprohibited areas like riverbanks.<\/p>\n
\"They are living on the riverbanks and the city administration
\nis trying to normalize the river as part of its flood control
\nsystem. This means they have to move out from the riverbanks,\" he
\nsaid. (yns)<\/p>",
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