Vice Mayor Of Makassar Explains Lorong Tour Program To Coordinating Minister For PMK

Deputy Mayor of Makassar Fatmawati Rusdi when receiving symbolically the handover of tree seedlings from Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy/ANTARA/HO/Makassar City Government

MAKASSAR - Deputy Mayor of Makassar Fatmawati Rusdi explained a number of government programs with Moh Ramdhan Pomanto as mayor, including Lorong Wisata which he said was in line with the national program.

"The Minister explained national programs such as protecting the earth and the environment by planting trees. We also have a Lorong Wisata program in which each house plants one tree in its yard," he said in Makassar as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 26.

Fatmawati Rusdi said that the tourist alley program is one of the efforts of the city government to revive the economy of the residents in which there are various types of tourism in the program.

He stated that in the tourist aisle there is a program to preserve the environment and protect the ecosystem. Like planting mangrove trees along the coast.

Meanwhile, residents who have adequate yards are also asked to plant trees, where some residents have also cultivated several plants such as chili.

"On the coast there are a lot of mangrove tree planting and like in Tamalanrea District, the Lantebung area has become an icon of mangrove tourism as well," he said.

In front of the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy during a working visit in Makassar, Fatmawati said that the Lorong Wisata program would be launched in August 2022.

"We are currently focusing on the Lorong Wisata program which will soon be launched next August. In that program, the City Government asks every citizen to plant a tree around their yard. So the hope of the President in Makassar, God willing, we can fulfill," he explained.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhajir Effendy was in Makassar carrying out a series of activities on the agenda of his working visit such as planting trees, reviewing waste banks and cultivating larvae or maggots in Biringkanaya District, Makassar.