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Why no cleanliness awards, West Java asks Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Thu, 06/09/2011 7:00 AM Governor Ahmad Heryawan says he will ask the central government why none of West Java's 26 regencies and mayoralties were given Adipura cleanliness awards in 2011. Ahmad said on Wednesday that the snub might reflect an informal sanction of the province following allegations that Bekasi Mayor Mochtar Mohammad bribed members of the Adipura assessment team last year. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) alleged that Mochtar, currently standing trial at the Bandung Corruption Court, paid Rp 195 million (about US$22,000) in bribes to officials from the Environment Ministry for a favorable assessment. The city, once dubbed "the nation's dirtiest metropolis, received its first Adipura award in 2010. "We have just sent a letter asking why none of the regions in West Java received the award. Is this purely their decision? Or was it related to others?" Ahmad told reporters in Bandung on Wednesday. The Governor said he was surprised that no local government in the province was awarded an Adipura given that 13 regions in the province were given the award last year. Kuningan regency, which previously won Adipura awards three times, and Indramayu regency, which won four Adipura nods, did not receive Adipuras in 2011, he added. "If any of the regions had obtained the award there wouldn't be any doubt. Last year, 13 regions received the award, but none did this year, thus raising our curiosity," Ahmad said. "We will ask for clarification," he added. Regency and mayoralty administrations throughout Indonesia actively campaign for Adipura awards, which are the nation's highest honor for cleanliness. The "cleanest city" title can serve as proof of an administration's superior environmental management. Awarding an Adipura is based on an assessment of the cleanliness of a region's markets, streets, shops, train stations, bus terminals, residential areas and rivers. Despite the apparent brush-off, Ahmad said he was grateful that West Java received a Kalpataru environmental award, accepted by Kuningan Regent Aang Hamid Suganda for his work in managing the environment. Many regional administrations go to great lengths and spend huge sums for an Adipura award. Bandung, for example, allocated Rp 900 million ($105,300) in 2010 to prepare for its assessment. The municipality was last awarded an Adipura in 1993. West Java Development Planning Board head Deny Juanda Puradimadja said the West Java Environmental Management Agency had yet to determine why none of the province's 26 regional administrations did not receive an Adipura awards. He said there was a possibility that there were different assessment criteria used in 2011. The failure might serve as a lesson to improve synergies between provincial, regency and mayoralty administrations to win Adipura awards in the future, he said. "The process has proceeded naturally. Respective regions never made a strategic plan with the provincial administration," Deny said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
