Andi Hajramurni, the Post of Jakarta, Makassar | Archipelago | Wed, February 13 2013, 8: 31 PM
South Sulawesi host the 2013 Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI)-expedition will take place from 15 March to 15 July.
More than 1,400 right people including police and military personnel, academics, Boy Scout (Pramuka) activists and civic groups to take part in the four-month expedition will ' 2013 NKRI expedition-Sulawesi Corridor '.
The NKRI expedition was launched in 2011. Her first event, the Bukit Barisan expedition, initiated by the Special Forces Command (Kopassus) took place in Sumatra, who last year was followed by the expedition of the Khatulistiwa in Kalimantan.
"Every year, the expedition has continued to attract more people to participate," said coordination of the wellbeing of people
Minister Agung Laksono during an event held to introduce the expedition, on Wednesday.
The national police (Polri) personnel are taking part in this years expedition, which has attracted many university students.
"We, the people's Party welfare coordination Ministry, coordinating this years expedition," said Agung, adding that 20 ministries were involved in the expedition.
The expedition highlights three missions: exploration, research and social communication and community empowerment.
"The research is focused on recognizing NKRI more areas, including the troubled areas, while the investigation seeks to discover native rare plants and animals that must be maintained."
During the expedition, participating teams will help local people in the areas it covers for the development of their economic capacity with the help of nature.
The expedition teams will help build five bridges in isolated areas in Mamuju in West Sulawesi, Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi and Gorontalo.
Each bridge will be 60 metres-long and 1.8 metres wide.
Kopassus Commander May.Gen.Agus Sutomo said the participants would be divided into nine groups and sent to areas in Sulawesi.
"In preparation for the expedition, participants will go through intensive training," said Agus. (ebf)
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