Tanah Laut wins WTN award from Ministry of Transportation

Tanah Laut Regent H Sukamta receives the 2019 Wahana Tata Nugraha (WTN) award from the Ministry of Transportation's Director General of Land Transportation Sugiharjo at the height of the Transportation Day celebration in Jakarta, Sunday (15/9). (Antaranews Kalsel/Dok.Humas)

In the future we will improve to achieve WTN without a note, while the note from the assessment team will be our material to evaluate and reference to design a better public transportation in the District of Tanah Laut,

Pelaihari, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The Tanah Laut District, South Kalimantan, was awarded the 2019 Wahana Tata Nugraha (WTN) with a note by the Ministry of Transportation at the height of the Transportation Day celebration in Indo Trans Expo, Jakarta, Sunday (15/9).

The national level honor is awarded in every two years to transportation people of local government from all over Indonesia with three category: WTN with a note, WTN without note, and WTN Wiratama.

Regent Tanah Laut H Sukamta, who received the award, said this is the first time his district joined the assessment and winning WTN with a note.

"In the future we will improve to achieve WTN without a note, while the note from the assessment team will be our material to evaluate and reference to design a better public transportation in the District of Tanah Laut,” Sukamta remarked.

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He said to continue collaboration with Transportation Agency and Tanah Laut Police to make a better public transportation system and to win a better award in the future.

Meanwhile, Minister Budi Karya Sumadi gave a message in his remark that local goverment across Indonesia to be more passionate in managing transportation and collaborating with operators.