Rich Land in the Land of West Papua, Indonesia, called the Bintuni bay

Rich Land in the Land of West Papua, Indonesia, called the Bintuni bay

Located in the bird's head region of Papua Island, Bintuni Bay holds a wealth of natural resources, from beautiful landscapes to agricultural produce. Bintuni Bay Regent Petrus Kasihiw said that Bintuni Bay is the largest area in West Papua that has great potential that can still be extracted so that it can be used as a source of foreign exchange for the country.
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According to him, besides being blessed with beautiful scenery, the greatest potential of Bintuni Bay is in the mining sector. This region is rich in petroleum, natural gas and coal. At present, the potential for natural gas reaches 30 trillion cubic feeds per day.
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He said, Petru continued, continued to develop the potential of this natural gas through Tangguh LNG which had entered the construction of train 3. Then, the development of the industrial area of ​​Onar Village for fertilizer and petrochemical development, as well as the Kasuri Block concession developed by Genting Oil.
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In addition to mining wealth, the Bintuni Bay region also produces shrimp and crabs. "Shrimp and crabs from Bintuni Bay are quite large, we supply 2 million tons to Jakarta. In addition, we also export to foreign countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore, China and Japan," he explained.
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In the forestry sector, there is a mangrove area which is the largest nature reserve after Arizona in Brazil. "With this area, we are able to maintain the world's oxygen, this is a mainstay in West Papua which supports West Papua as a conservation area," he explained.
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Petrus Kasihiw admitted that besides developing various natural potentials in Bintuni Bay, his party also continued to improve the quality of human resources. One example is through the industrial and oil and gas engineering training center.
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"Today we have 300 workers ready to use. One year we can produce 400 workers ready to use. And the graduates have found workplaces in industries in Bintuni Bay," Petrus said proudly.
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Not only that, the local government also empowers women in Bintuni Bay to increase income, not only the household, but also the region. Agribusiness development and agro-tourism can absorb labor. Mothers in the village who had been at home, now can go down to the garden, with the help of land, seeds, education, and others.
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In addition to improving the quality of human resources, he also continues to make innovations that have an impact on the welfare of the population. In the agricultural sector, for example, the transition of agricultural equipment from traditional to modern.
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In fact, the Early Detection and Treatment (EDAT) system in eliminating malaria, managed to get an award from the United Nations. "For the world level, we managed to get first place in Morocco, the United Nations gave us an award," he stressed.