Padang (ANTARA) - The Government of Padang City officially handed over the management of the Air Manis Beach Tourism object from the Tourism Office to the Padang Sejahtera Mandiri Regional Public Company.
"We are doing this cooperation for work efficiency and effectiveness due to the limited human resources of the Padang City Government," said Padang Mayor Mahyeldi in Padang, Monday after the signing of the cooperation in the management of the Air Manis Beach tourism object between the Department of Tourism and Culture with the Padang Sejahtera Mandiri (PSM) .
According to him the pattern of cooperation with PSM is the concept of the regional government in the future which allows the management of all potentials to be more optimal.
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He conveyed that the management of Air Manis Beach management which will begin in the new normal period will be the first step for the management of other attractions in the future.
The Mayor hopes that with this cooperation, it can increase the amount of local revenue through the management of attractions so that each year can be maximally collected.
The signing of the collaboration was witnessed by Deputy Mayor Hendri Septa, the Regional Secretary of Padang, Amasrul and the Head of the Department of tourism and culture, Arfian and all leaders of the Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD) within the Government of Padang city.
Previously, Head of the Economy and Natural Resources Section of the Padang City Government, Swesti Fanloni said that the Padang Sejahtera Mandiri had received a capital investment of Rp5 billion from the Padang City Regional Budget.
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In the future Padang Sejahtera Mandiri will initiate cooperation with third parties to explore opportunities and potential that can be worked on, he said.
Air Manis Padang Beach, which is famous for the legend of Batu Malin Kundang in 2019, received a budget allocation from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in the amount of Rp. 15 billion to conduct revitalization.
"The development is in the form of pedestrian along the shoreline to the Malin Kundang stone attraction, changing the Air Manis Beach to be more attractive and more comfortable to visit so that it will have an impact on increasing people's income.
Transleted by: Mutiara Ramadhani
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