Surakarta City Government: PKL Arrangement Waits For Keraton Revitalization Method

Head of the Surakarta City Trade Office Heru Sunardi in Solo, Central Java, some time ago. BETWEEN/Aris Wasita

Surakarta City Government stated that the arrangement of street vendors (PKL) selling in the North Square and South Square areas is waiting for the work method of revitalizing the Surakarta Palace. "I haven't got the work method yet," said Head of the Surakarta City Trade Office Heru Sunardi in Solo, Central Java, Antara, Sunday, August 27. Coordination is still being carried out between the Surakarta Hadiningrat Kasunanan Palace and the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) who will work on the revitalization. "This is just the initial process of working, so street vendors in the square are still selling as usual," he said. Regarding the arrangement of street vendors, he said, it also depends on the revitalization stage. "Which one was done first, if it has not been done there should be an easing," he said. Regarding the temporary location for selling street vendors, he said, the Surakarta City Government was not specially provided. "There is no emergency location for street vendors, except for the market, then we will provide a special place to sell," he said. According to him, this step is like what was done in the arrangement of the Manahan Solo street vendor area. According to him, during the revitalization process, traders were asked to find a place to sell temporarily. "At that time, street vendors also sold them in several locations. After they returned to Shelter Manahan," he said.

Previously, the Surakarta City Government together with the Ministry of PUPR RI planned to revitalize the Surakarta Palace. The work will start from outside areas, one of which is the square.