President Jokowi on Working Visit To Madiun

Boyolali, C Java, (Antara Sumbar)- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) left Boyolali District, Central Java, for Madiun, East Java, by presidential airplane Indonesia One, on Monday at 7:45 a.m. local time.

During the working visit to Madiun, President Jokowi is accompanied by Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono.

The Head of State is scheduled to present a decree on Forestry Partnership Protection and Recognizance, and land certificates to several local villagers.

On Monday afternoon, the President is scheduled to leave for Solo, Central Java.

Last Saturday, Jokowi paid a working visit to Boyolali district, Central Java, to hand over the social forestry land to local residents, as part of equitable economic development.

Clad in white shirt, Jokowi arrived at the soccer field in the vicinity of the Wonoharjo village head's office in Kemusu sub-district, Boyolali district, at 10.45 a.m., an Antara journalist observed.

Local residents enthusiastically greeted the president upon his arrival at the village, with many of them shaking hands with him.

Environmental Affairs and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya stated that the social forestry land, which covers 1,890.6 hectares, is distributed among 1,685 families.

The minister noted that the progress achieved in the management of forestry land is different from one village to another. Some of the plots of forest land are planted with second crops, namely sengon wood, cajjuput, corn, pineapple, and rice, she revealed. (*)

Editor: Vicha Faradika