SERANG – Minister of Social Affairs (Menos) Tri Rismaharini praised the Indonesian Cyber Media Union (SMSI) Social Service program because this press organization builds civilization by building roads and sanitation facilities for the 2021 National Press Day (HPN). Risma when inaugurating the roads and expressed this sanitation facilities in Jaha Village, Pagar Agung Village, Walantaka District, Serang City, Banten, Sunday (7/2/2021).
The former Mayor of Surabaya for both periods admitted the SMSI program allowed residents to experience access to their daily activities. “For me, this is interesting because there are any outside initiatives other than the government to build roads. I just found out after 20 years as a civil servant and 10 years as a mayor, that there are other parties outside the government to build roads and then hand over to the government. I was the Mayor of Surabaya for 10 years, building a road along 350 km. One tap SMSI builds a 750 meter road. I am interested in the SMSI concept of contributing. Building roads is the same as building civilization.
We build if roads, civilization changes, ” said Tri Rismaharini. He also thanked SMSI for helping residents. “I give my deepest gratitude to SMSI, which has helped the community. “When I was mayor, I prioritized building infrastructure in the villages,” he said. Meanwhile, the Regional Secretary of Banten Province, Dr Al Muktabar, gave his appreciation to SMSI for the social service program that has been carried out. “Thanks to SMSI for the social service program that has been carried out and felt by the people of Banten Province,” he said. In the same place, Deputy chairperson of the Press Council, Hendry Ch Bangun admitted that the Press Council hopes that what SMSI has done can be beneficial to the public. “This also shows that we do not see the press as a party that sees from afar but carries out activities that are directly felt by the community,” he said.
The General Chairperson of the Central SMSI, Firdaus said that the SMSI, which has 1,224 members of the cyber media company, is commemorating HPN 2021, one of which is by carrying out social service activities which include the construction of roads and sanitation facilities for the Washing Toilet (MCK). “As a constituent organization of the Press Council, SMSI wants to bring new air in HPN 2021 so that it is no longer focused on ceremonial events but carries out activities that are beneficial to society,” he said.
The Head of the HPN 2021 – SMSI Executive Committee, M. Nasir, explained that the construction of the road had started several weeks ago, starting with land acquisition, land leveling and tree cutting. Implementing the social project development is handled by the Central SMSI and also the SMSI Banten Province, which is closest to the project location and is supported by PT Dwi Ratna Putra,” he said.
Apart from building a 750 meter long and 2.5 meter wide road, SMSI in the same location is also temporarily building 16 MCK units. As is known, the HPN event in 2021 has its own nuances compared to previous years. Moreover, it took place in the middle of a pandemic Covid-19. For SMSI, this year is the first HPN event for cyber media companies after officially becoming a constituent of the Press Council.
