There Is The 10th WWF In Bali, GWK Temporarily Closes Until May 19

GWK (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Cultural tourism destination, Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) in Badung Regency, Bali, temporarily closed 16-19 May 2024. This is ahead of the 10th World Water Forum (WWF).

"We will reopen on May 20, 2024," said GWK Cultural Operations Director Park Stefanus Yonathan Astayasa in Denpasar, Friday.

He explained that the temporary closure was carried out to provide space for the organizers of the World Water Forum to make preparations because GWK was the location for welcoming and dinner for regional heads and important delegates from the World Water Forum.

Meanwhile, the tour manager with the monumental statue icon also carried out infrastructure rejuvenation and facilities including the maintenance of statues, rock cleaning, repainting and security preparation.

Based on data from the manager of the 60 hectare tourist attraction, the average regular day visit per day reaches around 4,000 people, as many as 20 percent of whom are foreign tourists, the remaining 80 percent are domestic tourists.

Di lokasi itu kerap digunakan sebagai tempat penyelenggaraan forum berkali internasional termasuk makanan para pemimpin negara ekonomi terbesar dunia atau G20 pada November 2022.

The tourist area has an area of Plaza Wisnu, Lotus Pond and Festival Park with an area of 5,000 square meters with a capacity of around 15 thousand visitors.

In addition, the Mandaloka area is 1.4 hectares with a capacity of 30 thousand visitors.

Based on temporary data from the World Water Forum national committee, the planned welcoming and dinner of the head of state and important delegates will be held at GWK on Sunday (19/5) from 18.30-21.00 WITA.

Meanwhile, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono as part of the WWF National Committee said as many as eight heads of state were scheduled to attend the 10th World Water Forum on 18-25 May 2024.

The heads of state who are scheduled to attend include Timor Leste, Fiji, Tajikistan, Srilanka, Hungary, Morocco and Indonesia as the hosts.

"In addition, there are three prime minister deputies or deputy prime ministers, namely Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Slokavia and three special presidential envoys from the Netherlands, France and the United Arab Emirates," said the Minister of PUPR.

A total of 105 ministers are also scheduled to attend the World Water Forum from 132 countries and international organizations.