Batavia getting new $3.5M landing

Work being done on the landing (DPI/GINA photo)

A new landing is being constructed in the Batavia community, Region Seven and will bring relief to the over 400 persons residing in the indigenous community, DPI/GINA said yesterday.

The Arian Island landing is being constructed to the tune of $3.5m. The 100-feet wooden construction is being done by the Region Seven, Regional Administra-tion, under its Capital Projects Budget.

Toshao of Batavia, Eyon Boyal told DPI/GINA that the landing will replace the current structure that has outlived its life. He said that the project will assist the children who attend the primary school, and the villagers who visit the Health Post on a daily basis.