Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Speaker of DPRD (Regional People's Representative Council) of Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Suwanti gathered residents aspirationn during her recess in Sungai Limau village, Pulau Laut Timur Sub-district.
"This is where the legislature and community play role in formulating development priorities," said Suwanti in Kotabaru, Wednesday.
She said it was part of a series of activities to gather people's aspirations to formulate direction of development that meet residents' priorities.
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Not only to hear people's aspirations, she also explained that every legislator must come down to their electoral district for recess activities.
"On the occasion of this recess, we hand over an assistance in the form of tents complete with tables and chairs for the benefits of community," she said.
In addition to Sungai Limau, she also provided similar assistance to several villages in Pulau Laut Timur area.
Chairwoman of the DPRD hopes the assistance will be beneficial to the community.
Sungai limau Village Head Akhmad Gazali expressed his gratitude to Suwanti for providing tents for his village. "We will use them for our people needs," he said.
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