Radar Nusantara, Kenyam Nduga, – The Task Forces of the Para Raider Infantry Battalion 503/Mayangkara Kostrad, one of the military units under the command of the Indonesian Armed Forces Operational Command (KOOPS TNI) in Papua, is currently conducting the mobile security at the border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, especially in Nduga Regency area, Papua Pegunungan Province. On Wednesday, 31 July 2024, one Post from the 503 Task Forces, Quary Bawah Post led by First Lieutenant Febri Rahma Triana, conducted the “ROSITA” (Buy up Farming Products) belonging to a resident from the Ulunmu Village, Kenyam District, namely Mrs. Marta Nganikme.
The Commander of 503 Task Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Gurbasa Samosir, has emphasized to the Soldiers that activities to help people’s difficulties in their assigned areas are the priority in the main tasks of securing the area. Therefore, on Wednesday morning, the Soldiers took advantage of their routine security duty by helping Mrs. Marta’s economy who selling her farming products.
During the Rosita program, the Soldiers had the opportunity to interact and communicate with Mrs. Marta. The Soldiers used their own pocket money to buy and use the products for their daily food. Responding to the Rosita program, the seller was happy because the Soldiers bought up her merchandise. Mrs. Marta was happy with her revenue that morning and said, “Thank you, Om 503 (503 Soldier), for buying my farming products. God bless.”
“The initiative of the 503 Task Forces to buy up the farming products belongs to a resident from Ulunmu Village, is the TNI’s effort to help the people’s economy, to support the acceleration of development in the Papua region,” said the KOOPS TNI Commanding General, Brigadier General Lucky Avianto, upon receiving the program report.
Sumber: Dansatgas Media KOOPS TNI, Letkol Arh Yogi Nugroho
