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The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing revitalized Lake Tempe which is located among three regencies, namely Wajo, Soppeng and Sidrap  with the total area of 13,000 hectares. The lake is one of 15 critical lakes in Indonesia that will be revitalized. Public Relations Bureau of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in Jakarta, Thursday (8/3) stated that the revitalization  program of Lake Tempe including lake sediment dredging reaches 8.58 million cubic meters, weed water control and the installation of geocomposite and geosynthetic. The revitalization will add water volume capacity to 7.23 million cubic meters from water volume capacity of 207,66 million cubic meters. With additional water volume, it is hoped that the water requirement of people suroounding Lake Tempe will be fulfilled. The revitalization can also increase planting index rice crops from 106 percent to 260 percent. So far, the irrigation of 5,000 hectare farmland around the lake has been supplied with pump water.

Sago flour products from Meranti Islands regency, Riau are now able to penetrate the Japanese market. Its export reaches 50 tons per day. A spokesman of the Sago Prima company management, Bina Pasaribu in Selatpanjang on Thursday (8/3) said that with the export of Indonesian products to Japan, this indicates that  the level of Indonesian sago products, especially from Meranti Regency has been recognized well. Bina Pasaribu explained that PT National Sagu Prima currently has 14 thousand hectares of plantation area in Meranti. To meet the export quality of sago flour, the company has put forward the environmentally friendly and sustainable aspects, so that the process and the sago products can fulfill the world standard. In accordance with the need and demand, PT. National Sagu Prima produces sago flour reaching 30-50 tons per day in which this is not apart from the support of Meranti regional government.  Meanwhile, Regent of Meranti Islands, Irwan admitted that the process of sago in the region  from cutting to milling and packing process has an export quality standard.

PT Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) affirmed its commitment to preserve the Bau Nyale tradition in Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK), Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara -NTB. Bau Nyale is a tradition of catching colorful sea worms that only appear once a year. Head of General Affairs of ITDC, I Gusti Lanang Bratasuta believed that the traditional performance, that has been handed down by Lombok community, will continue to be implemented in the future. Moreover, Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation -ITDC will pack the event with more interesting concept in the coming years. The highlight of the Bau Nyale Festival took place at Seger Beach, on Tuesday (6/3) evening.