Elephant training camp prepared

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: An elephant training center will be built near a popular youth camping ground at the nearby Wan Abdulrahman recreation forest.

Chief of the Lampung and Bengkulu office of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication H.A. Suprijadi said last week that the total area designed for the camping ground was 30 hectares, while the area for the training center had yet to be decided, Antara reported.

He said that the funds used for the construction of the camping ground had reached Rp 556 million of the total Rp 1.5 billion needed. (par)