Highland Papua Governor John Tabo said here on Friday that President Prabowo is paying great attention to the new autonomous regions (DOBs) in Papua, particularly Highland Papua province.
“The President is giving great attention through the construction of 2,200 decent housing units for Highland Papua province,” he added.
According to Tabo, the construction of 2,200 housing units was directly ordered by President Prabowo.
“We would like to emphasize that the assistance of 2,200 housing units was not part of the district heads’ proposals to the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas, but is truly a direct contribution from the President,” he said.
He added that housing development proposals of eight districts targeted by the plan—Jayawijaya, Lanny Jaya, Tolikara, Yalimo, Mamberamo Tengah, Nduga, Pegunungan Bintang, and Yahukimo—are currently being reviewed by the central government.
“The provision of 2,200 housing units is based on the President’s instruction, and the development process will be carried out by the Housing and Settlement Areas Ministry,” he said.
“The distribution includes two thousand housing units, type 45, for the public, while 200 units are specifically allocated for tribal chiefs in the eight districts. The allocation will be based on the population of each district,” he informed.
Earlier, Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas, Maruarar Sirait, said that subsidized housing must be evenly distributed across all Indonesian regions to ensure social justice for the people.
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