Labuan Bajo, E Nusa Tenggara (Antara NTT) - The number of tourist arrivals on Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, has risen steadily and contributed to a significant increase in revenue.
Revenue from the tourism industry had exceeded the target set by the Komodo National Park Office, Sudiyono, head of the office, revealed here, Friday.
Until August this year, some 60-70 thousand tourists had visited the national park, he said. During the period, the park had earned Rp19 billion from tourist visits, exceeding the target of Rp15 billion, he pointed out.
Last year, the park had earned Rp22 billion from a total of 90 thousand tourists visiting the park.
With regard to waste polluting the park and its coast, he said most of the garbage came from the residential areas in Laboan Bajo. The park`s management has deployed employees to collect the trash, mostly comprising plastic waste.
"We need everyone`s cooperation to tackle the waste problem and to preserve the ecosystem in this tourist resort," he noted.
Several facilities and infrastructure, such as toilets, bridges, and sidewalks, are currently being built on several small islands under the supervision of the Komodo National Park`s office.
The park`s management has also organized a beach clean-up drive in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund, the maritime affairs and fisheries office, and several non-governmental organizations.
"We organize it routinely, and Thank God, it has a positive impact on the environment of this area," he remarked.
Komodo Island Witnesses Increase In Number of Tourist Arrivals
Last year, the park had earned Rp22 billion from a total of 90 thousand tourists visiting the park. (ANTARA Foto/Ady Lazuardi)
The number of tourist arrivals on Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, has risen steadily and contributed to a significant increase in revenue.
