National Road Enhancing To Improve Tourism Visits: Regent

Padang Aro, (Antaranews Sumbar) - Regent of South Solok District, West Sumatra, Muzni Zakaria said the increase of national road from Padang to Kerinci border, Jambi, which passes through the district will increase tourism visits to the area. "I have proposed to related ministry to do such improvement of national road from Lubuk Selasih to Jambi border," he said while being contacted, on Sunday. The proposal was conveyed during a coordination meeting related to the construction of South Solok-Dharmasraya road in the meeting room of Maritime Coordinating Ministry with the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Luhut B Panjaitan and Minister Arif Yahya on February 15, 2018. In a meeting also attended by Vice Governor of West Sumatra, Nasrul Abit and a number of regents in West Sumatra, Muzni alaso presented about the declaration of revitalization of Kawasan Saribu Rumah Gadang (Thousand of Gadang Houses Area) by President Joko Widodo some time ago. (cha) Translator: Vicha Faradika