Flood Of Awards For Surabaya Mayor Risma In Today's Memory, August 13, 2015

Mayor of Surabaya Tri Rismaharini sprayed the floor of the Siola building in Surabaya, East Java, May 1, 2015. The Siola building was founded in 1877 and is one of the cultural heritage buildings. (Between)

JAKARTA Memories of today, eight years ago, August 13, 2015, the Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini won four awards at once. The awards include the award of the Main Service Star, the 2015 Smart City One Champion with Residents above 1 Million People, the 2015 Smart City One Champion for the Environment, and the 2015 Best Indonesian Smart City.

Previously, Risma's leadership in Surabaya was second to none. He is not only known as a leader who likes blusukan, but also as a figure who often perpetuates real action.

Risma and Surabaya are two inseparable. Risma's leadership in Surabaya from 2010 is phenomenal. He is considered one of the leaders who managed to organize the city of Surabaya. He often goes to villages to directly observe what the people of Surabaya want.

He also got a lot of input. Mainly, the wishes of Surabaya residents who want their city to be comfortable and cool to live in. Risma immediately moved. He kicked off by building many parks in the city of Surabaya.

The parks he built have ungululan as free entertainment for Surabaya residents. Anyone who wants to play in the park will be able to access free internet and libraries. The presence of many of these parks makes him continue to maintain Surabaya's fragility.

The Bachelor of Architecture at the Institute of Technology Ten November Surabaya began polishing every corner of Surabaya. The roads and sidewalks are repaired a lot. He also did not want the comfortable image of the City of Surabaya to be disturbed by the large number of beggars.

He immediately took a stand to empower beggars to the stop house. In fact, Risma also reproduced the halfway house. The beggars were then given new skills and they were no longer begging on the streets. This step made beggars empowered and Risma managed to emerge as a protector for the people of Surabaya.

If you go around and see beggars or Imbesil children, Risma transports them and puts them into the nearest shelter. The idea, according to officials from the Cipta Karya and Spatial Planning Office, comes directly from Risma herself. He also proposed and decided the place, number, and shape of the shelter.

"Until the ceramic color, Risma decided. To empower the poor, Risma opened training for various types of businesses. The Surabaya poor people were recorded and sorted according to their productivity and interests. After passing the training, they were accommodated in cooperatives or made booths in malls. The city government bears taxes and costs and capital," explained Bagja Hidayat and Dewi Suci Rahayu in their article in Tempo Magazine entitled Mayor with a Radio (2014).

Risma's leadership in Surabaya also attracted admiration. Many parties are attracted to their efforts to build Surabaya. The Indonesian government, especially so. Risma was also awarded the Main Service Star on August 13, 2015.

Even on the same day, Risma also received three other awards from Kompas Daily. The awards include the 2015 Smart City One Champion with a population of more than 1 Million People, the 2015 Smart City One for the Environment, and the 2015 Best Indonesian Smart City.

This achievement made Risma flooded with praise. Praise was not only obtained from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), but also from the Vice President, Jusuf Kalla (JK). JK admitted that he was amazed by Risma's achievements.

"Especially to the Mayor of Surabaya, Mrs. Risma. Today he received four awards. Got the Mahaputra Star at the palace and the three were here. This is the biggest award," said Vice President JK when giving a speech at the 2015 Smart City Award at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta as quoted by Antara, August 13, 2015.