Council Highlights Mandalika SEZ Art Market Still Slums Ahead Of MotoGP

The condition of the art market in Kuta, the Mandalika SEZ, Central Lombok, NTB (ANTARA/Akhyar)

PRAYA - Deputy Chairman of the DPRD Central Lombok, NTB, HL Bachelor highlighted the condition of the art market in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which is still slum or has not been organized, even though the Mandalika MotoGP is only a few days away.

"The condition of the art market must be a concern for the local government and ITDC so that it is regulated," he said in Praya, Central Lombok, quoted by Antara, Thursday, February 10.

He hopes that the government and PT ITDC will arrange the art market so that it will look beautiful and clean in the future.

"If this cannot be arranged, it means that we are not ready to welcome the MotoGP event. Because we cannot prepare small things properly," he said.

The scholar said that the condition of cleanliness and tidiness is a concern for foreign tourists, so it must be prepared to support MotoGP activities and other activities.

"We will try to go down to see the conditions in the field and who is in charge of the arrangement of supporting facilities in the Mandalika SEZ," he said.

In addition, the Bachelor also hopes that ITDC management will be able to solve all problems that occur in the area, not only cleanliness problems and waste problems.

"Other problems must also be resolved, so that local residents can feel the impact of the MotoGP event," he said.

Previously, MGPA Head of Marketing Aji Aditra said that the Mandalika Circuit was now ready to be used for pre-season tests, but several supporting facilities were currently being worked on and targeted to be completed before the MotoGP event in March 2022.

For the arrangement of supporting facilities in front of the Mandalika Circuit, the Ministry of PUPR is currently working on it and is targeted to complete it before the MotoGP event is held.

"We are trying before the race is over and for cleanliness we will also coordinate with related parties," he said.