Mr. Gibran Called Solo A Liveable City: Promise To Rush Infrastructure, Order Beggars And Street Vendors To Billboards

Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Photo: Surakarta.go.id)

SOLO - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Deputy Mayor Teguh Prakosa have 8 Priority Programs (Quick Wins) for 5 years of leadership. Each program will be discussed with related agencies from March 15-18 in the Manganti Praja Meeting Room.

One of the programs discussed on the third day of the meeting last Wednesday, March 17 was infrastructure spatial planning and cultural investment. Gibran said Surakarta must increase the level of comfort and feasibility so that it is suitable for occupancy. The trick is to make urban spatial planning and its supporters.

"Infrastructure spatial planning is essential because Surakarta is considered the most livable city. How do we manage everything. We, in the future, must be able to improve the facilities and infrastructure that we have," said Gibran as quoted from surakarta.go.id website page, Thursday, March 18th.

For the Deputy Mayor, Surakarta's spatial planning and infrastructure must have clear coordination. So that each Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD) can focus and synergize with each other.

Improvement of cultural and tourism areas, controlling street vendors, and maintaining order and beauty of the city are ways to support this program.

The head of the Surakarta Regional Development Agency (Bappeda), Tulus Widayat, explained that city planning, the arrangement of roads, bridges, and public facilities as well as physical cultural heritage are the authority of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (DPUPR).

Civil Service Police Unit is tasked with enforcing local regulations, public order, and public order such as controlling billboards, enforcing health protocols in public places, and helping to secure beggars, homeless, and abandoned people (PGOT).

Meanwhile, the Social Service takes care of the handling of beggars, homeless, and abandoned people (PGOT) which often adds to the slums of the city of Surakarta. Firefighters support strategic infrastructure and cultural tourism by coordinating the installation of fire extinguishers in hotels, restaurants, and markets as well as other public places.

“Regarding the safety and comfort of 30 hotels in solo. We have checked 25 hotels. Whether extinguishers, portable fires are still feasible. We secure 407 schools and 1099 places of worship, as well as 693 shops, 20 banks, 51 factories, 11 gas stations, and 38 traditional markets and 16 modern markets," said Tarso from the firefighters.

The availability of 103 hydrants supported by 3 fire stations will be added in 2022 for western and northern Surakarta. Gibran responds to the question of the existence of a hydrant which must be ensured that the sprinkle is functioning properly.

"Check again that the sprinkle hydrant must run, the billboards are put in order again. I ask female Civil Service Police Unit and Civil Protection personnel at tourism locations, the public, so that Solo can be more friendly and serve everyone,” he said.

Some of the priority programs that Gibran-Teguh aims to achieve are economic recovery by rising from the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining people's purchasing power and health.

Furthermore, the program for Excavation of Income Sources, Regional Income, and Development Financing. This was followed by a program in the field of Education and Health with the implementation of 12-year compulsory education through formal, non-formal, and informal education channels. Gibran-Teguh also launched online tourism innovation and promotion, including improving the management of cultural arts activities and creative industries.