Government still had to seek fresh funds in order to realize food estate in Merauke, Papua. Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto said the government needs at least hundreds of trillions of rupiah to make it happen.
“It must be hundreds of T (trillion) is,” he said in the office of Coordinating Minister for Economy, Monday (21/06/2010). However, when the confirmed number of 10 billion U.S. dollars, or around Rp 100 trillion, Djoko was not immediately confirmed. According to him, was in the range of these figures.
The funds will be used for infrastructure development related to food ideals estate, including construction of roads between provinces and districts to connect production sites, ports, electricity and irrigation systems including water resources.
Djoko is still reluctant to disclose where the government will seek funding needs. He emphasized that the program be established first. Moreover, he continued, the need in 2010 as the first year also did not directly equal to it. “It’s ok the new road. New budget will be discussed again,” he added.
