Villagers funded to boost tourism

TANGERANG (JP): Two villages in the north coast will get Rp 5 million each to boost villagers' skills in an effort to support tourism, an official said.

Rukman Heryana, the head of the regional office of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN), said that Tanjung Pasir village in Teluk Naga district and Dadap village in Kosambi district, are to be the recipients.

The development of Teluk Naga is environmentally controversial.

They were selected because of the fishing villages might become tourism sites, Rukman said.

The funding of the villages is part of a national village welfare movement. The funds, from the Intercity Cooperation Board, will be used to help villagers develop skills such as souvenir-making. (18)