AHY Ensures Infrastructure Development Brings a Productive Ecosystem

The redevelopment of settlements and housing can also bring an ecosystem that is not only green but also productive. Tangerang Regency (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), has assured that infrastructure development brings a green and productive ecosystem. “This is important because we hope and continue to promote it; we want to ensure that infrastructure development, including area planning, settlement and housing arrangements, can also bring an ecosystem that is not only green but also productive,” said AHY in Ketapang Village, Mauk Subdistrict, Tangerang Regency, Banten, on Thursday. AHY visited Ketapang Urban Aquaculture in Ketapang Village, Tangerang Regency, Banten. He stated that the area is the result of redeveloping a previously slum-like fishing zone into a decent and green one. “We are currently at Ketapang Urban Aquaculture, an area of approximately 14 hectares developed from 2019 to 2021, essentially redeveloping a previously slum-like zone into much more decent homes in green conditions. There are about 127 houses, and earlier I greeted some fishermen’s families who have been living here,” he said. According to him, when the husbands, the fishermen, go to sea and conduct aquaculture for fish or shrimp, their wives or families can also be productive by processing the catches and aquaculture products. “Some make fish balls, shrimp crackers, otak-otak, and so on. So there is added economic value that can be brought to this Aquaculture,” said AHY. The redevelopment of fishermen’s settlement areas is a priority programme from President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, which must certainly be supervised and successfully implemented together. For information, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), revealed that the redevelopment of fishermen’s settlements realises the spirit of Indonesia ASRI (Safe, Healthy, Clean, and Beautiful). The redevelopment of fishermen’s settlements is a collaborative project in line with the vision-mission and directives of President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto; the government is certainly striving to promote and ensure that the quality of life of the community, including fishermen, improves day by day.