The Government is Aggressively Building Papua

Papua is the easternmost region in Indonesia. Even though it is at the end, the government is also aggressively developing Papua. Among other things, by building a long Hamadi-Holtekam bridge and the trans Papua road. The construction there is carried out in stages and the plan is to be intensified until 2024.

Indonesia consists of 34 provinces and Papua is the largest province. But unfortunately since Indonesia's independence, there has been a gap between economic life in Papua and other islands such as Java and Sumatra. To overcome this, the government is aggressively building Papua in terms of infrastructure. It is hoped that these projects can advance Papua.

There are many projects launched by President Joko Widodo. Among them are the Trans Papua road project that connects Papua and West Papua, and is 4,330.07 kilometers long. There is also a beautiful red bridge called Hamadi-Holketam which connects the capital of Papua, Jayapura and Skouw, which is also a tourist destination.

Another project being undertaken in Papua is the construction of Sentani Airport, which is located about 40 kilometers from Jayapura. Later, this airport will be the largest in Papua and has the status of an international airport. There is also the development of electricity infrastructure in Papua and West Papua by constructing hydroelectric power plants and high-voltage overhead lines.

Papua has always been a concern of President Joko Widodo. In fact, he visited there more than 13 times. This was stated by the Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartanto. The President wants all regions to develop infrastructure evenly. So Papua is an area of ??concern, because there are still many areas that have not been touched by modernity.

The infrastructure development initiated by President Joko Widodo is expected to advance the economy in Papua. If there is a new bridge, the traffic will be smoother and the delivery of onions between cities will be faster. So it saves time and costs. Likewise with the Sentani international airport. The surrounding area will be more advanced.