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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 21:33
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PRESIDENT DEDICATES ACEH`S SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA AIRPORT
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Aug 6 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dedicated two projects in Aceh on Thursday - the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport and a number of other infrastructure projects.
On the occasion, the president said the infrastructure projects, especially Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, were expected to facilitate the region's economic development.
"These projects are specifically intended to spur Aceh's economic development and help improve the local people's welfare. Therefore, when I opened the Aceh Cultural Week (PKA) yesterday, I said development in Aceh should be improved to make the province more safe, peaceful, just, and prosperous," the president said.
He said with the existence of better transportation facilities, the province would have a brighter and more promising future because the facilities would help to increase economic growth and income per capita.
Built according to a modern Acehnese architectural concept, the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport's three-story building has a capacity to accommodate 1.7 million passengers per year.
The new airport has a 3,000-meter runway, sufficient to enable Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet liners to land and take off.
In addition to Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, the president also dedicated a number of infrastructure projects among others the Redelong and Labuhan Haji Barat drinking water project in Aceh Selatan district, Pasantren T Chik Oemar Dian drinking water facility, the 20-km Tutut-Meulaboh road, the 26-km Sabang-Iboh road, and Kampung Jawa trash dumping site project.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the president opened the 5th Aceh Cultural Week (PKA-V) and the Aceh International Expo 2009.
Meanwhile, Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf in his address said the modern infrastructure projects in Aceh were intended to promote the local people's welfare.
Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal expressed hope that Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport in Blam Bintang, Aceh, would improve the province's cultural and economic development. ***
On the occasion, the president said the infrastructure projects, especially Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, were expected to facilitate the region's economic development.
"These projects are specifically intended to spur Aceh's economic development and help improve the local people's welfare. Therefore, when I opened the Aceh Cultural Week (PKA) yesterday, I said development in Aceh should be improved to make the province more safe, peaceful, just, and prosperous," the president said.
He said with the existence of better transportation facilities, the province would have a brighter and more promising future because the facilities would help to increase economic growth and income per capita.
Built according to a modern Acehnese architectural concept, the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport's three-story building has a capacity to accommodate 1.7 million passengers per year.
The new airport has a 3,000-meter runway, sufficient to enable Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet liners to land and take off.
In addition to Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, the president also dedicated a number of infrastructure projects among others the Redelong and Labuhan Haji Barat drinking water project in Aceh Selatan district, Pasantren T Chik Oemar Dian drinking water facility, the 20-km Tutut-Meulaboh road, the 26-km Sabang-Iboh road, and Kampung Jawa trash dumping site project.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the president opened the 5th Aceh Cultural Week (PKA-V) and the Aceh International Expo 2009.
Meanwhile, Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf in his address said the modern infrastructure projects in Aceh were intended to promote the local people's welfare.
Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal expressed hope that Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport in Blam Bintang, Aceh, would improve the province's cultural and economic development. ***
