Cleaning the Beach for UIN KKN Students Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung Together with Karang Taruna as a Form of Awareness of the Importance of Environmental Cleanliness at Tourist Attractions

TUMPAKKEPUH, Daffodils – Pangi Beach is abeach which is located at the western endBlitar Regency. Precisely in Krajan Hamlet, Tumpakkepuh Village, around 45 km from Blitar City or can be reached approx 90 minutes away by motor vehicle. If it is rainy season the vehicle has to stop before the beach and we have to walk more or less 300 meters to the beach by crossing the river.

Pangi Beach is a beach that is popular with anglers and those who like camping. So every weekend, Pangi beach always filled with tourists who spend the night camping and fishing. At Pangi Beach there are public toilets available, Islamic Prayer Room (prayer place), food stalls, a place to rest that can be used for visitors to unwind after the long journey to get here.

One of the things you need to pay attention to in tourist attractions is cleanliness. From activities carried out by the Health and Environment Division, It can be concluded that public awareness, both visitors, is still low regarding the cleanliness of tourist attractions, Therefore, activities such as beach cleaning need to be carried out to open the eyes of visitors and residents to understand the importance of cleanliness.

First time coming to Tumpakkepuh Village, The Health and Environment Division made observations at several tourist attractions, one of which was Pangi Beach, which turned out to be very dirty and there were no cleaning staff to regularly clean the beach area.. On that occasion, our division asked the local Pokdarwis about this, "The beach was deserted at the end due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in the beach being dirty and unkempt," they said.

Then from the results of these observations, The Health and Environment Division, in collaboration with the Tumpakkepuh Village Youth Organization, held a beach clean activity, This activity was carried out on the date 28 January 2023 jam 08.00 by bringing cleaning tools, one of which is a trash bag or trash bag to collect rubbish that has been picked up along the beach.

This activity aims to make the public and visitors aware of the importance of cleanliness at tourist attractions, especially at Pangi Beach which is the icon of Tumpakkepuh Village., The hope of the community after the beach cleaning activity is that the beach will be as busy as before because cleanliness is the main factor in comfort at a tourist spot. [KKN TUMPAKKEPUH 1/WFF]