Developed as a Sumberdodol Tourism Village

Sumberdodol Village, District Panekan, Magetan, now famous because there are some residents who were affected by malaria. However, the village was chosen for the development of tourism village. How does the atmosphere?

A middle-aged women, that afternoon, passing in front of Town Hall Sumberdodol. He walked slightly bent over due to his back carrying a sack of fodder grass.

The woman continued walking toward the house which is quite far from the village hall. Although the sun was almost overhead, the atmosphere was cool enough Sumberdodol Village. Understandably these villages on the slopes of Mount Lawu, which includes Panekan subdistrict.

Majority, local residents living as farmers. On this rainy season, they grow rice in the area located on the slopes of the mountains. ''Indeed, most residents are farmers here. Both landowners and peasants,''said the village chief Sumberdodol, Suparmin, told this newspaper, some time ago.

The village turned out to save Sumberdodol potential water sources remarkable. In these villages, there are 11 springs. The biggest is the source of Tirta Mudo. Water source is a''natural wealth here,''Suparmin light.

In addition to water the fields, the source 11 to provide for daily needs Sumberdodol and surrounding communities. Not only that, taps also take raw materials from Sumberdodol. PDAM''If there are two primary pipe. This cooperation is long enough,''he said.

In addition, the source of water in it also enjoyed a number of villages below. Ie Sidokerto and Cepoko. Cooperation is woven using a system of agricultural payments, in the form of grain.

Each one dim''paid for with a ton of grain. So if the price of grain is good, yes good rates. If grain prices were down ya down. But still the equivalent of one ton of grain,''he's bright.

2009 years ago, the Village Sumberdodol trusted by the East Java Provincial Government and Regency Magetan as one of the tourist village of the pilot project. That is why, in this region built a swimming pool. Pool for the kids behind the village hall.

Although in its early stages of development, but any holiday is visited by people around. Admission is very cheap. Only USD $ 2 thousand per person. Money''entrance into the village treasury to be managed,''explained Suparmin.

In the future, not just swimming pools. However, the village administration will also build a children's play with the location adjacent to the pool. ''In addition, we also rely on keasrian natural and agricultural land as a tourist village location,''said Suparmin.

In Sumberdodol, agricultural land is overlooking the beautiful. Especially if the tourists are coming together with appropriate planting season or harvest. In the village, the farmers still use traditional plows with oxen or cattle as a driving tool. Natural nuance''is that we sell.''