Villagers funded to boost tourism

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)