Mega mulls rerouting Aceh road

Mega mulls rerouting Aceh road

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is considering a
new route for the controversial Ladia-Galaska road in Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam province, amid demand for a halt to the project.

State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim said the
President underlined the importance of building a road that could
connect isolated areas along the western coast of the province,
Meulaboh and Banda Aceh.

"The President is considering a road project that will not run
through the Leuser conservation area. The construction will be
more efficient and less costly," Nabiel said after a meeting with
the President.

He said the President would take a decision as soon as
possible, pending a report from a government team currently at
the project site. --JP