Palembang, S Sumatra - Palembang got an ASEAN award as a clean and enviromentally sound city and became one of the cleanest cities in Southeast Asia.
The award was received by Palembang mayor Eddy Santana Putra in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday.
Administrative affairs assistant of the Palembang city administration A. Farhan AS said to celebrate the achievement, some preparations were made by the local government.
"The trophy will be demonstrated to the residents of the city by parading it through its main streets," Farhan said.
"The achievement is an encouragement to the local governments to further clean up the area," he said, adding that the award is a credit not only to the city administration, but to the Palembang residents as well.
According to Farhan, the trophy was scheduled to arrive in Palembang on Sunday (Oct 12) and will be paraded on Monday (Oct 13).
Head of Palembang`s Regional Environmental Impact Management Agency Kemas Abu Bakar said the city achieved the award because it had also won the Adipura trophy in 2006 and 2007.
Source: http://www.antaranews.com (October 09, 2008)
