Bangli (Bali Post) - Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik on Thursday (13/1) visited, together with Investment Coordinating Board chairman Gita Wirjawan and expert staff of the Forestry Ministry, Kintamani to stimulate development of tourism in northern Bali. The reason for development here is to offload tourism in southern Bali, which is already overcrowded. At Kintamani a golf course is planned to be built around the Batur caldera.
Jero Wacik said he has always had the intention of building a new airport in northern Bali, as well as a train track around Bali. These intentions arose as a result of the uneven development and economic equality between north- and south Bali. Therefor now north Bali will begin to be developed to the fullest.
Particularly in the Kintamani area he has some development projects that have become his priority. One of the projects is the construction of a golf course on rocky grounds, thereby turning wasteland into green areas. In the town of Kintamani itself the Lake Batur Festival will be held in 2012.
Meanwhile the proposed plan to make Kintamani a geopark area is still under consideration by global research institutions. Hopefully the project can be realized, as the geopark will be very beneficial for tourism development in Bali. "When this can be realized then tourists come to Bali not merely for a vacation, but tourists also can conduct research. Moreover, the soil layers in Batur have a uniqueness and have their own history", he said.
Hopefully all the Balinese people come together and support these projects aimed to improve common welfare. But more importantly, the projects should be run while preserving the environment, and generated waste must be processed properly. This because Lake Batur is a sacred bathing place used by Hindus in Bali.
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