The desire of the Mayor of Malang, H. Moch. Anton, is to make the area of Jl. Ijen to Jl. Veteran, Malang City a tourist area. Heritage Space Public It turns out that it received good appreciation from the community. Because by being made an area herotage This means that the Jl. Ijen area, which has been included as a cultural heritage area, will be increasingly preserved, Wednesday (04/03).
One of the residents of Malang City, Bambang Harianto, said he was happy and really appreciated it if the Jl. Ijen area was made into a tourist area. Heritage Space Public. If later the area Heritage This is realized, then Jl. Ijen can not only be a tourist destination, more than that, the Jl. Ijen area can be a good area for educational tourism related to cultural heritage.
"Unfortunately, on Jl. Ijen, there are currently many old houses that have been converted into modern houses. If the houses were maintained as they were originally, Jl. Ijen would certainly be even more beautiful." wah" explained Bambang, Wednesday (04/03).
While the remaining ancient houses are still there, he added, the government must move quickly to ensure the buildings are safe from restoration.
"Otherwise, our children and grandchildren will only hear stories that Malang City has elite buildings since the Dutch occupation on Jl. Ijen," added Bambang.
Separately, the Head of the Malang City Culture and Tourism Agency (Disbudpar) Ida Ayu Made Wahyuni, SH, M.Si said that so far there are still no regulations related to regional regulations (Perda) on cultural heritage in Malang City. The new cultural heritage Perda will be formed in 2016.
"So far, what the Malang City Culture and Tourism Office has done is only limited to data collection. The existing data from the 2011-2012 data collection shows that there are 54 cultural heritages in Malang City that must be protected," said Ida.
Regarding the demolition of buildings on Jl. Ijen, Ida is currently still unaware of the demolition. Therefore, his party will conduct a check on the location. (cah/yon)
