MUSRIADI MUSANIF
Main Journalist at Singgalang Daily Newspaper
Chief-editor of potretkita.net
Three men are seen joking in a lepau. Their age is estimated to be past seventy. Three small glasses of coffee that have been 'takarak', are silent in front of him. Equivocal. It is not clear what is being discussed. At that time, the clock had shown a little past 14.00 WIB. That afternoon, it was very quiet.
Not far from the tavern where the three men were, two well-dressed men were also having fun talking. It seems that one of them is a government official, because he came to the location using a motorcycle with a red plate number.
About ten steps from the two of them, there is a gate made of palm fiber that reads: SARUGO, Saribu Gonjong. The unique gate is a sign that you are already in a small village, embraced by the wilderness at the height of the hills. Between the bushes, there is a community-owned citrus garden.
Kampuang (village) Sarugo is not his real name. The name was attached when the village was fostered and then entered into the Anugerah Pesona Indonesia (API) and Anugerah Desa Wisara Indonesia (ADWI) competitions. Also the assessment of the Tourism Awareness Group Appreciation or Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis) West Sumatra Level in 2021.
Kampuang Sarugo is a feast for the eyes. Beautiful panoramas stretch as far as the eye can see. There are many old houses with the architecture of the Minangkabau, Rumah Gadang, there. The gonjong is towering. Presumably, that was also one of the reasons for giving it the name Kampuang Sarugo: Saribu Gonjong.
Nagari Kototinggi, Gunuang Omeh Sub-district, where Kampuang Sarugo is located is a great village. Kototinggi is a struggle village. The place where the leaders of the nation, fought to defend the independence of the new Republic of Indonesia. This nagari is the center of the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia or Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia (PDRI).
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Metrial, 44, a resident explained that PDRI was formed on December 22, 1948 in Halaban, still in the Limapuluh Kota Regency area, and then shifted to Kototinggi. The background of the formation of the PDRI itself was because the leader of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Soekarno Hatta was taken prisoner by the Dutch who carried out the aggression.
In order to avoid a government vacuum, the Minister of the Economy, Syafruddin Prawiranegara, who was in Bukittinggi, took the initiative to form an emergency government. This action was approved by President Soekarno. The PDRI, under the leadership of Syafruddin, actively fought and preached to the international community that the Republic of Indonesia still existed.
But the Bukittinggi PDRI office is not safe. The attack of the Dutch troops who wanted to re-colonize Indonesia, could happen at any time. So Syafruddin and his friends chose Kototinggi as their control center. Now, there is still the house that became the office of the Indonesian government. There is also a towering monument, reminding visitors of this nagari to Kototinggi's important role in defending the Unitary Republic of Indonesia
The village was quiet. The community, in the afternoon, many go to the orange orchards and other agricultural areas. Many of these citrus orchards are now neglected, due to pests and the high price of fertilizers.
The road facilities to Kampuang Sarugo in particular, Kototinggi in general, are not appropriate if they are called good. After Suliki, we are faced with the condition of the road that is narrow, uphill, downhill, winding, and decorated with holes. From Kototinggi Market to Kampuang Sarugo, it's even worse.
The narrow Suliki-Kototinggi road, the narrower the Kototinggi-Kampuang Sarugo Market road. The climb is begging for forgiveness. At some points, the road is quite deep. There are also those whose shoulders have long since slid into the abyss. Anyway, it's not a comfortable trip to visit Kampuanh Sarugo, which is predicted as an important destination for panoramic tourism, agro tourism, and historical tourism.
"It's not just the path that's bad. There is also no cell phone signal here. Electricity has come in in recent years,” said one of the men sitting in the shop earlier.
How do you want to develop Kampuang Sarugo, if the infrastructure is damaged? What vehicle do tourists use to get there? Don't take buses, just minibuses, it's difficult to cross paths on the road to Kampuang Sarugo which will soon reach Bonjol, the village where the Padri fighters led by Tuanku Imam Bonjol are based.
Selling agro-tourism to pick Siamese oranges from Gunuang Omeh (Jesigo) it seems, now it seems that it is not an easy matter and becomes the most difficult times. To get jesigo, which is known to be sweet and legit, it is easier to buy it through traders on the Suliki-Payakumbuh and Payakumbuh-Tanjung Pati highways, than to get it directly from the people's gardens in Kototinggi.
Citrus gardens are indeed quite extensive in Gunung Omeh District. But those that are well-maintained and produce fruit that are ready to receive agro-tourism guests are almost non-existent. In his complaint to the Governor of West Sumatra Buya H. Mahyeldi Ansharullah, the community said that citrus production had decreased by 75 percent, due to fruit fly pests and the high cost and difficulty of obtaining fertilizer.
Apart from poor infrastructure and pest attacks on people's citrus plants, Kampuang Sarugo has great potential that can develop into a prima donna. The proof, it didn't take long accompanied by a team from the Muhammadiyah University of West Sumatra, since two years ago, Kampuang Sarugo won two awards in the tourism sector at once, namely Rank I Appreciation for Pokdarwis in West Sumatra and ADWI in 2021 from the Ministry of Tourism. In 2020, Kampuang Sarugo received the Indonesian Pesona Award (API).
"The Muhammadiyah University of West Sumatra does not want to be stuck with mentoring activities that are merely ceremonial and symbolic, but must be sustainable and sustainable. We are proud of the results achieved through Sarugo Village,” said the Chancellor, Dr. Riki Saputra.
The Chancellor was right, but now Kampuang Sarugo is deserted. deserted. Even if there are people who pass there, they are not tourists, but traveling merchants for kitchen needs, but there are not many people. The magnificent gate of Sarugo Village: Saribu Gonjong, not many glances and greets.
(translated by google translate from Bahasa Indonesia to English)
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