This is the sixth times for Banda Aceh to receive Adipura award."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Aceh provincial city of Banda Aceh obainted Adipura award as one of clean cities in the country.
The Adipura awards for municipalities and districts for cleanliness were presented at the State Palace in celebrating the World Environment Day on Monday (June 10), Vice Mayor of Banda Aceh Illiza Sa`aduddin said here on Tuesday.
The award for Banda Aceh was presented by Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya, the vice mayor said.
"This is the sixth times for Banda Aceh to receive Adipura award. We have received the same award in 1995, 1996, 2009, 2010 and 2012," she noted.
Illiza said the award should be a momentum for local people and government officials to maintain and improve Banda Aceh`s quality as environmentally sustainable city.
For the Adipura awards this year, 149 cities/municipalities and districts won the awards, out of the total 374 entries. Last year, only 125 municipalities and districts received Adipura awards.
This year, 33 municipalities and districts received the awards for the first time. The Adipura awards for municipalities are categorized into four, namely the categories for metropolitan cities, big cities, moderate cities and small cities.
(Reporting by Irwansyah Putra/translating and editing by Amie Fenia Arimbi/B003)
Editor: Priyambodo RH
Copyright © ANTARA 2013
