Surabaya Benahi Heroes Cemetery Ahead Of The November 10 Commemoration

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government has fixed the Sepuluh November Heroes Cemetery and several graves of national heroes ahead of the commemoration of Heroes' Day on November 10.

"We are currently revamping TMP 10 November, Bung Tomo Heroes Cemetery, WR Supratman Heroes Cemetery and Dr Soetomo Cemetery," said Head of the Public Housing and Settlement Areas and Land Office of Surabaya City Irvan Wahyudrajad in Surabaya, Saturday 5 November reported by Antara.

According to him, the improvement of the hero's tomb park and the graves of national heroes includes the repainting of damaged walls, fences and headstones as well as repairing damaged building guard fences.

"Light rehabilitation, the majority of painting. This week (6/11) is over, before November 10, 2022," he said, adding that the service mobilized 10 people to fix the graves of heroes.

Irvan also explained that the office had completed the rehabilitation of the Bung Karno Birth House on Jalan Peneleh Surabaya.

The Surabaya City Government has begun to repair the house where the first president of the Republic of Indonesia was born in June 2022.