Heru Budi Will Study Appeals To Panama, Whose Old City Becomes A Tourist Pull, Wants To Be Ordered In Jakarta

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono together with the Indonesian Ambassador to Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, Sukmo Harsono. (Photo: Doc. DKI Jakarta Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono wants the DKI Provincial Government to conduct an appeal study to Panama. The goal is to see the optimization of the old city area in the country.

This was revealed in Heru's meeting with the Indonesian Ambassador to Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, Sukmo Harsono at DKI Jakarta City Hall on Friday, January 27 yesterday.

In addition, said Heru, the DKI Provincial Government will also study appeals to Costa Rica to see the clean water management system. The management, according to Heru, can be imitated and implemented in Jakarta.

"Earlier, it was told how the clean water management system in Costa Rica is already very good, and the management of the Old City in Panama which is able to bring in tourist attraction so that it is visited a lot," said Heru.

Heru hopes that the comparative study activities will be beneficial for both Jakarta and Central America.

"I support cooperation to advance the city. With the comparative study, it is hoped that there will be an exchange of information that will bring benefits to each party. Whatever is good for Jakarta residents, the DKI Provincial Government must continue to improve," said Heru.

Sukmo Harsono welcomed the appeal study plan. Because, it is said that the Kota Tua tourist area in Panama, a country with a population of about 5.5 million, is able to bring tourists up to 1.7 million per year.

"They are able to manage old city tourist areas into interesting tourist destinations. I see that DKI is quite good and good in revitalizing its old buildings. But maybe it can still be improved by taking comparative studies to Panama," explained Sukmo.

Meanwhile, continued Sukmo. Costa Rica's advantage in terms of water management, such as even distribution of water, is accepted by the entire community.

"Interestingly, licensing to set up hotels and buildings will not be given if an underground river is found. Because they are obliged to buy water from a regional drinking water company (PDAM). So that it is no longer easy to collect groundwater," he added.