TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Gunung Kidul Administration, Yogyakarta, received additional funds from the Geology Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) for the development of the stone garden, in Wonosari.
“This year, Gunung Kidul received a budget of Rp3 billion for the Stone Garden development,” said Gunung Kidul Tourism Secretary, Hary Sukmono, on Monday, February 26.
He said the budget will be used for the completeness and information boards about Geopark Gunungsewu. The stone garden will become the supporting tourist destination of Ngingrong Valley Geosite.
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“The total development budget of Ngingrong Valley Geosite is about Rp8 billion from the total estimated budget of Rp23 billion,” he said.
Currently, Hary said, there are 13 Geosites that became the Geopark point area. One of them is the Ngingrong Valley, which is now developed with the construction of a nearby stone garden.
The stone garden is part of the geosite development to attract tourist visits and educational facilities. “Currently, there are about 30 types of rocks from 120 species that exist around Gunungsewu,” he said.
Hary hopes, by the end of 2018 the stone garden will be opened for public.
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