Sultan HB X Lantik Acting Mayor Of Yogyakarta And Acting Regent Of Kulon Progo

Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X inaugurated Sugeng Purwanto as acting Mayor of Yogyakarta and Srie Nurkyatsiwi as Acting Regent of Kulon Progo in Kepatihan Ward, Yogyakarta/ANTARA

YOGYAKARTA - Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X inaugurated Sugeng Purwanto as acting Mayor of Yogyakarta and Srie Nurkyatsiwi as Acting Regent of Kulon Progo in the Kepatihan Ward, Yogyakarta.

Sugeng, who works as Assistant Regional Secretary for DIY for Community Resources Empowerment, replaces the previous Acting, Singgih Raharjo.

Meanwhile, Srie Nurkyatsiwi, Head of the DIY Cooperatives and SMEs Office, replaced Ni Made Dwipanti Indrayanti.

"In my opinion, both of them will be able to carry out their duties as Acting Officers well, even though various challenges have surfaced, so various solutions must be realized immediately," said Sultan HB X after the inauguration, reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 22.

According to Sultan, one of the crucial challenges faced by Kulon Progo Regency and Yogyakarta City is the decentralization of waste management.

According to the context of the current waste problem, according to the Sultan, the Yogyakarta City Government and Kulon Progo Regency need to plan and implement the concept of environmentally and sustainable waste management.

The two local governments, he said, also need to strengthen environmental education, both through formal and informal education, and through community empowerment schemes.

He asked the Yogyakarta City Government to strengthen waste management with a vision of "food waste" management considering that the tourism sector and culinary businesses have the potential to contribute food waste.

The Governor of Yogyakarta also advised the Acting Mayor of Yogyakarta and the Acting Regent of Kulon Progo to prepare to oversee the implementation of the 2024 simultaneous regional elections.

According to Sultan, district/city governments need to participate in financing the implementation of regional elections, either the election for regents or mayors.

"Even if it is the responsibility of the KPU, but the participation of the community and aspects related to the local 'cost' must still be anticipated by each district and city," he said.

The King of the Yogyakarta Palace also expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Singgih Raharjo and Ni Made Dwipanti Indrayanti for their service as Acting Mayor of Yogyakarta and Acting Regent of Kulon Progo for 1 year with structurally oriented development programs.

"During their tenure, both of them have also established good relations, and are actively coordinating in the context of development with the DIY Regional Government," said Ngarsa Dalem, Sultan HB X's nickname.