Jokowi: "The rest area" is not filled with "foreign brands", while the local "brands" only become spectators

SRAGEN, KOMPAS.com – President Jokowi said he was happy to see rest area The Sragen-Ngawi toll road is filled with local products for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

"I'm happy this morning, I look to the right, there are Soto Kwali, Lontong Opor, Pecel Catfish, Oseng Kikil, Duck Rica-rica.Looking left, there are also Soto Madura, Poor Meatballs, Ganep Bread and of others, "says Jokowi, during the inauguration of the Solo-Ngawi toll road, Sragen-Ngawi segment, to Rest area KM 538 Sragen-Ngawi toll road, village of Ngrampal, Sragen, Central Java, Wednesday (11/28/2018).

According to him, the existence of these local products is consistent with what he wants at each inauguration of the toll road. He wants rest area it is filled with local products from Indonesia.

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"Do not arrive (rest area) actually filled with marks foreign, marks from the outside. Is being marks local people only become spectators, "said the former mayor of Surakarta.

Jokowi not only hopes rest area The toll road of Sragen-Ngawi is filled Mark local area around but also rest area other toll roads.

"J & # 39; hope rest area others are following too, "added Jokowi.

The president of the PT, Mr. Jasamarga Solo-Ngawi (JSN), added David Wijayatno, the inauguration of the Solo-Mantingan-Ngawi toll road at Sragen-Ngawi is the third stage of the operation of the Solo-Mantingan-Ngawi toll road as a whole.

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"From Solo to Madiun, which usually takes about 2.5 to 3 hours, it can now last less than 1.5 hours," he said.

The first phase of operating the Ngawi-Klitik (Ngawi) interchange segment is 4 kilometers since May 30, 2018, at the same time as the Ngawi-Wilangan toll road operation.

The Kartasura-Sragen segment, officially inaugurated by President Jokowi on July 15, 2018, is the second stage of the operation.