Build infrastructure for Morobe travellers

Letters

THE area between 7th and 8th streets in Lae, Morobe, is not safe to walk because the footpath is being blocked by waiting passengers.
Klinki PMV Association, which serves the Wau-Bulolo people on route 2, is among many districts in Morobe where rural people travelling in and out of Lae are forced to wait for PMVs in different parts of the city.
Apart from traffic and pedestrian congestions within Lae, the travelling rural people are being harassed by pickpockets, drunkards, prostitutes and opportunists disguised as security guards demanding money for betel nut spit or not disposing rubbish properly.
These people deserve better.
With the amount of money they bring into the city’s economy on a daily basis, they deserve a modern PMV terminal to serve them. They can’t be subjected to city residents who think they can take advantage of them.
I suggest that the Lae chamber of commerce, the city authority and Morobe administration, in partnership with key development partners, build an infrastructure to host people travelling from rural areas into the city.
Such infrastructure drives economic activities, which contributes towards achieve the United Nation’s medium-term development goals.
In light of the current bad economic situation, a spirit of cooperation among key stakeholders must be nurtured to share costs and other resources to continue to sustain the PNG economy.
The rural people of Morobe deserve the support of all key stakeholders.

Mike Kalep,
Watut LLG (Bulolo)