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Malang Mayor Receives Award at IWWEF 2025

Jakarta (malangkota.go.id) – Mayor of Malang, Wahyu Hidayat received a prestigious award at the event Indonesia Water & Wastewater Expo and Forum (IWWEF) 2025. This award certificate was presented by the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) of the Republic of Indonesia Bima Arya Sugiarto and received directly by the Mayor of Malang Wahyu Hidayat at the Jakarta International Convention Center (JICC), Jakarta, Thursday (12/6/2025).

Malang Mayor Wahyu Hidayat took a photo with the Director of Perumda Tugu Tirta Priyo Sudibyo after receiving the award

This award was given for the commitment of the Mayor of Malang in financing and developing the Regional-Owned Enterprise (BUMD) of Drinking Water for public service. This award was also given thanks to the commitment of the Malang City Government in developing the BUMD of Drinking Water, in order to realize the best service to the public.

The Malang City Government in this case is considered successful in forming Perumda Air Minum Tugu Tirta into a healthy, independent, innovative and high-achieving company. Of the 38 regencies/cities in East Java, Malang City is one of three regions selected nationally. This award is special and prestigious, because for the first time the Mayor of Malang has received this award in ten years of the IWWEF.

"We would like to express our gratitude for the attention and appreciation from the central government and Perpamsi. The award was given as a result of the seriousness of the Malang City Government which focuses on the aspect of water resources, including the development of the Drinking Water BUMD," said Mayor Wahyu who was present accompanied by the Director of Perumda Drinking Water Tugu Tirta Malang City, Priyo Sudibyo.

The number one person in the Malang City Government also hopes that in the future Malang City can improve its services in the provision of drinking water for the community. "(This achievement) is thanks to all parties, so in the future it must be even better," said Wahyu.

The rapid transformation of Perumda Tugu Tirta was also acknowledged by the Chairman of Perpamsi Pusat, Arief Wisnu Cahyono and also the Executive Director of Perpamsi, Subekti. According to Arief, this is proof that under the leadership of Priyo Sudibyo, the performance of Perumda Tugu Tirta is considered increasingly satisfactory and has given birth to many innovations. Starting from the successful launch of the first horizontal water meter construction in Indonesia, the Tugu Tirta Connect application, and many more.

Including the existence of drinking water kiosks (fountain tap) in various public spaces and public facilities as well as schools in Malang City that have successfully attracted national attention. From this achievement, many BUMD drinking water from various regions throughout the archipelago are interested in coming to Malang City and conducting a study tour to Perumda Tugu Tirta.

For this achievement, the Director of Perumda Tugu Tirta Malang City, Priyo Sudibyo also expressed his appreciation. "I would like to express my gratitude for the full support from the Mayor of Malang as the Authorized Capital Owner (KPM) for his commitment to restore the glory of Tugu Tirta, which in recent years seems to have lost its edge at the national level," said Priyo.

"We also express our gratitude to the Malang City DPRD, work partners and the entire Malang City community, especially Tugu Tirta customers for their support in making Tugu Tirta even better in serving the community," he concluded.

For information, IWWEF 2025 is held by Perpamsi in collaboration with ICI 2025 which was initiated by the Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development. This grand event was opened directly by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto. (say/yn)

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