Gelgel village was formerly the capital of Gelgel Kingdom now feared would transform into a slum area following the rapid development happened lately. The establishment of Bypass I.B. Mantra that passes through Gelgel Village has brought about such fast-growing development to the area. The impact of that establishment is undeniable as the fact on scene showed significant change rapidly set foot in this area.

“What was once green could gone someday, shifted by tens of buildings and leave us merely with slum impression,” said Gelgel village head, Nengah Soma when attending a meeting with Klungkung Official together with Technique Management Consultant in which they discussing preliminary plan for central city’s arrangement and revitalization, on Monday (July 12) .

The meeting hold at Praja Mandala Meeting Room was attended by head of Gelgel village, Nengah Soma also by some humanist such as Nyoman Gunarsa and friends. This meeting was led by head of Klungkung Planning Department for Regional Development, A.A. Ngurah Agung.

According to Ngurah Agung, varied problems happened in Gelgel village have lead them to make city’s arrangement and revitalization. It includes issues and regular problems such as city’s economic vitality decrease, space shape damage and the weakening of urban people socio-cultural aspect. The meeting intended to find revitalization concept of every potential in each areas. Such as in socio-cultural, socio-economic as well as in term of physic and its environment, which is able to protecting and preserving their respective area, Ngurah Agung says.

Arrangement and revitalization hope could raise area’s vitality through intervention, enabling to create growth and local economic stability integrated with livable city system, social justice as well as cultural and environmental friendly at the same time. “It is time for Klungkung to improve. One of them is to avoid slum like condition as what was feared by Gelgel head village,” he said.

News by Bali Post