JAGIR
DAM WONOKROMO
Nowadays, Wonokromo has differed. Wonokromo will become a legend
in civilization dynamics of Surabaya city. For Surabaya society,
Wonokromo has histories - psychologies meaning and monumental
social cultural urban character. Wonokromo and Sawunggaling is
development Centrum of metropolitan ‘"Surabaya tempo
doeloe" (Surabaya in the past) act. Song "... Semanggi
Suroboyo... Lontong Balap Wonokromo..." be the eternity hymn
symbolizing how the importance of Wonokromo for Suroboyo people.
But, what's going on in Wonokromo cosmos?
In Wonokromo, is residence various element typical
of public Surabaya. Wonokromo face, present Surabaya Zoo (KBS),
Joyoboyo Terminal, Wonokromo Market, Jagir Dam, and Railway station
(KA) Wonokromo.
 Jagir
Dam Building ought to be made as tourism asset, which can deliver
state's stock exchange. The historical value of this dam can be
promoted to the domestic tourists and also foreign countries especially
Dutch that has relationship in the past period. Though, the travelers
(especially from Dutch) who visit Surabaya are wonder to show
all dams in Surabaya, include of Jagir Dam. Does the Government
Town Organizer of Surabaya (Pemkot) have been so busy? So they
have no time again to make up the potency in Jagir?
The efforts that make up Wonokromo bring continuation
implication in Kali Wonokromo sweeping form and Kalimas in total.
Jagir Dam can be made the initial bollard of water tourism from
South Surabaya area. Water tourism of course require boats respect
and clean and conducive for the tourist alongside the river stream.
 From
this Jagir Dam the tourist is promised able to trace ("transparency")
river stream in east area: Jagir Wonokromo, Panjang Jiwo, Kedung
Baruk, Wonorejo Rungkut, Wonorejo Tambak, up to Madura Strait.
To west, the tourist can trace Pulo Wonokromo, Gunungsari, Karah,
come up with Karang Pilang Barat. To north side, the tourist can
explore Ngagel, Dinoyo, Keputran, Kayun, Ketabang, Peneleh, Red
Bridge, and end in Tanjung Perak (Madura Strait).
 When
those things become true? Surabaya really earning like Paris who
has Seine River (Croisiere sur lanthanum Seine) what fascinate,
and Surabaya city of course have that one. But, why it’s
made as garbage than Tourism Park? Who is wrong? We all are Surabaya
people that shouldering the sin of this ecology.
Arrange Wonokromo must be based on geographical
condition and it sociologies value. Wonokromo earned "jiggered"
as depicted by John Eade (1997): to project a town that enter
to network of living the global city which according to Peter
Hall (1998) knitted cities of tomorrow context.
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