500 thousand hectares of garden for compensation Aren toll road construction Kaltim

500 thousand hectares of garden for compensation Aren toll road construction Kaltim




Governor of East Kalimantan: Investors Ready to build 8 Toll road

500 thousand hectares of garden for compensation Aren toll road construction Kaltim


Samarinda - the circulation of rumors that there are no investors who are interested in building a toll Samarinda-Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Governor loudly rebutted Faroek Ishak Awang. Faroek ensure there are companies from the United States, India, and two State-owned General Agency (SOEs) are ready to cooperate with a provincial. A total of 8 investors who are ready to work together. "Problem investors Road Samarinda-Balikpapan, instead of nothing. There are already interested, but not so. There is now American-based company and India are ready to cooperate with us (provincial, Red.). Not to mention the two state enterprises that are ready to join. So, about investors no problem, "he said yesterday after opening Kaltim Summit 2010 at Hotel Bumi Senyiur Samarinda, yesterday.

Although not specify the names of the company, ensuring project Faroek Samarinda-Balikpapan toll would not burden the budget area (budget) Kaltim. "The budget covered only the land acquisition, which is currently being done. To tolnya, all borne by investors with private partnership project. Thus, the budget will not be sacrificed for the completion of this project, "he said.

Especially for the American-based company, continued Faroek, ready to build toll from Balikpapan to Bengalon (Kutai Timur). But what form of cooperation and what compensation, not dirincinya. "So I reiterate, this highway project was not the lighthouse project. Its investment. We wake up now, its multiplier effects will continue to happen until the next decades, "he said.

Faroek confirmed, currently still missing in East Kalimantan infrastructure development. It is believed, after the Samarinda-Balikpapan highway was built, will stimulate the acceleration of development, especially involving investors. "I believe the investment will grow rapidly," he said. As is known, plus corporate America, India and the two state-owned, meaning the total was 8 of investors who are ready to work with the provincial.

Previously, 2 of investors from Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, and PT Universal Persada Nusantara (SPN) is called Faroek ready to work together. The first of four investors who digadang Faroek was staying, the most serious NES. Note this medium, the NES was 4 times did a presentation at the Governor's Office, and ready to fund USD 5.7 trillion construction of the toll. It's just that, investors are asking for compensation Jakarta.

NES requested 500 thousand hectares of land in East Kalimantan for palm tree plantations. If compensation is approved by the provincial, Planning Section Chief Office of PU Bina Marga and Kimpraswil Kaltim H Joko Setiono said, NES admitted prepared to do all the highway construction, from land acquisition to the finishing point of the project of 13 Km in Batu Ampar-Balikpapan-Samarinda until Bantuas along the 87.9 miles.

For information, provision of funds by the provincial will be done from the budget multiyears Kaltim. We have a new provincial funding Rp 280 billion. Details, Kaltim year 2008 budget USD 20 billion, local budget Rp 130 billion in 2009, and from the 2010 budget Rp 130 billion. Targeted, this highway construction in 2013 with kelar cost Rp 1.7 trillion. (che)

Source: http://www.kaltimpost.co.id/index.php?mib=berita.detail&id=49258