Ganjar Pranowo Ready To Boost Borobudur Temple Arrangement, Target Completed In 2024

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo is ready to accelerate the completion of a number of homework related to the arrangement of the Borobudur Temple area. Several things are of concern, including related to events and electric vehicles.

This was conveyed by Ganjar after attending the National Coordination Meeting for the Development of 5 Super Priority Tourism Destinations 2023, Semester 1 at the Heritage Borobudur Platform, Friday 21 July. This work is accelerated so that it can be completed in 2024. "We want it to be boosted, and until the end of 2024 everything must be completed, nothing should stalled," said Ganjar.

The meeting was chaired by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. Also attending the meeting of Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno, Minister of ATR/BPN Hadi Tjahjanto, Minister of PAN-RB Abdullah Azwar Anaz and Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono.

During the meeting, the Central Java Provincial Government and the Magelang Regency Government received homework to work on and maintain the organization of events, optimizing electric vehicles, structuring the Kujon Market and managing waste.

"We were asked to take care of the event, yes, in collaboration with InJourney. Then we started to introduce electric vehicles, including we try to find CSR so that people get to know each other. So that in this temple area all use transportation tools that do not pollute," he said.

The two-term Central Java governor said that the meeting was delivered by the Minister of Religion which conveyed the potential for economic growth through religious events. In one year, there are six Buddhist holidays.

Ganjar Pranowo said this work could not be completed without community support. On the other hand, the community can immediately feel the benefits of structuring the Borobudur Temple area.

The potential for a very large visit. This requires socialization to the community so that then Borobudur can be used for public tourism, religious tourism and will definitely have an impact on the economic community. The MSMEs, culinary, accommodation, "said Ganjar.

Meanwhile, regarding the construction of the Kujon Market, Ganjar emphasized that the budget was already available. The Central Java Provincial Government, just waiting for AMDAL. "More technically, we have some things to do, namely Kujon Market. We are waiting for AMDAL from the Magelang Regency Government, which we hope will be carried out soon because our budget for land acquisition is ready," he said.

The next technical thing is waste management. Ganjar said that special handling is needed so that it does not stop in the management but at the same time manages so that his clean living behavior runs.

"Distortion management is not just a waste management place, but manages the garbage so that we can carry out a clean lifestyle and become a beautiful place," he said.

Ganjar Pranowo is ready to accelerate to clean up a number of homework provided at the meeting. The hope is that technical matters can be completed and everything will be completed in 2024.

"Now we are preparing technical things to support it all. If technically everything happens, we just have to roll it down, then we will be given a PR event earlier," he said.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B Pandjaitan emphasized that the acceleration of the arrangement of Borobudur Temple is important. This is because Borobudur Temple has been included in 5 Super Priority Tourism Destinations.

This 'Borobudur' will be one of the great state revenues or income in the country. Because we can get 2 million tourists from there, this spiritual tourism can create more than 2 billion dollars," he said.

Likewise conveyed by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno, the arrangement of Borobudur Temple will open up business opportunities for the surrounding community. Not limited to MSME actors. This will be a breakthrough to open up business opportunities and employment opportunities for the people of Magelang, and also for Yogyakarta and Central Java as a whole," he said.

For information, the five DPSPs are part of the "10 New Bali" program launched by the government. The five destinations are Lake Toba, Borobudur, Mandalika, Labuan Bajo and Likupang.