Beijing (Antara Bali) - Minister of National Development Planning Armida S. Alisjahbana urged Jakarta, as the nation's Capital, to provide better mass transport system to support its citizens mobility effectively.
"As a big city, as well as the nation's capital, Jakarta badly need a mass transport system," Armida said during a working visit here on Sunday.
Armida, who is also the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) head, said mass transport development in Jakarta was very essential to serve as the motor for social and economic growth in the region, supported by the growing national economy and development.
In the working visit the Bappenas Head and the Indonesian envoy came to see the control center of Beijing transportation network which is used to monitor 13 subway tracks. The local Administration planned to build 15 of them in the first phase.
The Beijing Administration planned to build 32 subway tracks across the region in two phases.(*/M038)
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"As a big city, as well as the nation's capital, Jakarta badly need a mass transport system," Armida said during a working visit here on Sunday.
Armida, who is also the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) head, said mass transport development in Jakarta was very essential to serve as the motor for social and economic growth in the region, supported by the growing national economy and development.
In the working visit the Bappenas Head and the Indonesian envoy came to see the control center of Beijing transportation network which is used to monitor 13 subway tracks. The local Administration planned to build 15 of them in the first phase.
The Beijing Administration planned to build 32 subway tracks across the region in two phases.(*/M038)
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