Kedungkandang, MC – Program blusukan which was continued with the Sambung Rasa and Temu Warga event in Arjowinangun Village, Kedungkandang District with the Mayor of Malang H. Moch. Anton received an enthusiastic welcome from the residents. Starting from children to the elderly, they looked very enthusiastic to welcome the arrival of the number one person in the Malang City Government, Sunday (6/11).
In this blusukan program, the Mayor of Malang along with all the Heads of SKPD in the Malang City Government environment did not only come down to greet and see the real conditions of their citizens, but also saw the various superior potentials that each sub-district has.
Among the potentials is the waste processing on Jl. Tutut which has plastic processing with export quality products. Not only that, in Arjowinangun Village is currently preparing a chocolate tourism concept which is the mainstay of this village to create a Thematic Village.
The Mayor of Malang, who is familiarly called Abah Anton by his residents, admitted that he was very happy with the agenda. blusukan can be held after being postponed several times due to tight schedules. Abah Anton is optimistic that Arjowinangun Village will continue to develop after seeing the innovations it has.
"I encourage the people of Malang City to dare to show their work and innovation so that Malang City can be better known to the world," he said, Sunday (6/10).
He added that the success of Glintung with Kampung Glintung Go Green (3G), Jodipan with Kampung Warna Warni, and Kestarian with Kampung Tridi (Three Dimensions) is expected to be an inspiration for others so that the 57 sub-districts in Malang City have Thematic Villages whose potential can be raised to Go international.
'Show first if the community has a special innovation. The government will facilitate so that the innovation that is owned can be Go international," said Father Anton.
Acting Head of Arjowinangun Village Takroni Akbar confirmed that Arjowinangun is currently preparing a Thematic Village by highlighting the potential of Chocolate. By utilizing the existing land, his party is optimistic that the desire to make Arjowinangun a chocolate tourism village can become a reality. "Currently, residents have planted the village with chocolate trees. This program was welcomed with great enthusiasm," said Takroni.
Meanwhile, one of the residents of Jl. Tutut Arjowinangun, Irwan Supeno said he was very happy with the presence of the Mayor of Malang to his business, which is processing 100 percent used plastic into plastic bags. Using recycled plastic raw materials, his business cannot be underestimated because some of his products have been exported.
"No matter how many bags we produce, the market is waiting, so there is no need to be confused about marketing. Currently, our business problem is only increasing the number of products," explained Irwan.
As a small business, Irwan admitted that it was difficult for them to access business capital from banks. Even if there is a credit program, the value is very small, around IDR 50 million to IDR 100 million. In fact, to be able to make a plastic processing machine into plastic bags ready for sale, it takes around IDR 1 billion in funds.
"If the government can help our business, I am sure our products can beat the products of factories in Indonesia, even foreign products," he said. (cah/yon)
