Please Be Patient Traders In Bengkulu, Purwodadi Market Revitalization It Is Estimated That Jokowi Will Be Completed In Early 2024

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo visited Purwodadi Market, North Bengkulu Regency,/ANTARA

BENGKULU - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) estimates that the revitalization of Purwodadi Market, North Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province, which in April 2021 caught fire in early 2024. "“(Revitalization) in the auction process, the auction is complete immediately, the estimate is completed early next year at Purwodadi Market in North Bengkulu Regency," said President Jokowi after reviewing the market quoted via Antara, Jakarta, Friday, July 21. To achieve this target, President Jokowi hopes that the Purwodadi Market revitalization process can begin in the near future. Jokowi estimates that the Purwodadi Market revitalization process can begin at the end of August or early September 2023. "My estimate is that at the latest, if not at the end of August or maybe early September, it will start," he said. On this occasion, Jokowi also distributed a number of cash and basic necessities to traders at Purwodadi Market. Meanwhile, First Lady Iriana Jokowi distributed pink bag parcels to mothers and children in the market. Also accompanying the President and First Lady in this review were Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Governor of Bengkulu Rohidin Mersyah, and Regent of North Bengkulu, Mian.

The fire that hit Purwodadi Market occurred on April 4, 2023 in the morning at around 02.00 WIB due to an electrical short circuit. Losses due to the fire are estimated at more than Rp1 billion due to many stalls being burned.