Prabowo Wants to Hold the Cleanest City Competition, the Main Prize is IDR 20 Billion

President Prabowo Subianto. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

BATANG - President Prabowo Subianto plans to hold a clean city competition as part of efforts to improve cleanliness and environmental quality throughout Indonesia.

The government is preparing incentives of up to Rp20 billion for regions that are successful in winning.

This was conveyed by Prabowo when attending the Mass KPR Sejahtera ceremony through the Housing Financing Liquidity Facility (FLPP) scheme held in Batang Regency, Central Java, Thursday, July 30.

He said the award would be given to five cities with the best cleanliness level.

"We will make a clean city competition. The cleanest city (order) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, we will give incentives if we can Rp. 20 billion (for) the five cleanest cities," said Prabowo.

In addition to the top five, Prabowo said, the government will also provide incentives to cities that rank sixth to tenth. Each of these areas is planned to receive assistance of IDR 10 billion.

According to him, the incentive fund can be used by local governments to strengthen sanitation management facilities, such as the procurement of garbage trucks and heavy equipment.

"He will look for trucks, excavators and so on," he said.

Prabowo also asked the TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto to check the availability of excavators produced by PT Pindad which can later be distributed to the regions.

This step is expected to be able to support waste management more optimally.

"Because this is a national campaign, it is very important (related to the environment) brothers and sisters," said the Head of State.

The Head of State emphasized that cleanliness and beauty of the environment must be the identity of Indonesia.

According to Prabowo, planting trees and arranging clean and beautiful residential areas also need to continue to be encouraged in all areas.

"Indonesian people should not be dirty. Our nation must be clean, our nation must be beautiful, our nation must be maintained for its sustainability," he added.