The Provincial Government Is Advised To Move Residents Of The Angke Toll Road With DKI KTP To The Flats, DKI Non-KTPs Are Supported Home

Residents who live under the Angke 2 Toll Road can get access to electricity in supporting daily activities. (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - City planning observer from Trisakti University, Nirwono Joga, said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government needs to immediately find a solution for the existence of residential areas under the Angke 2 Toll Road. Because, according to Nirwono, the phenomenon of wild housing like this is not new in the capital city. Usually, this happens because of omission from elements of the local government. "Strengthening from above, from the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, the Mayor of North Jakarta, sub-districts, to sub-districts to dare to control the illegal settlements gradually, wisely, and humanely," Nirwono told reporters, Wednesday, June 21. Nirwono suggested that the DKI Provincial Government relocate residents to flats for those who have DKI ID cards. Meanwhile, residents who do not have DKI ID cards are given the cost of finding other places to live or return to their hometowns. "They are given a choice, if they have a DKI Jakarta ID card, of course they will be moved to the nearest flat. If they don't have a DKI ID card, they will be given spiritual money to provide for their return to their hometowns," said Nirwono. Nirwono did not deny that there is a possibility that residents will return to live under the toll road because they are unable to pay the rent for the flats. Therefore, there needs to be compensation from the DKI Provincial Government to ease the burden of renting their housing. "The rental financing scheme in the flats must be negotiated again, accompanied by assistance to try/work opportunities from the regional government, thus allowing them to have a fixed income to pay rent. For example, it could be an orange/blue/green troop," he explained. Then, to anticipate that residents do not return to live under the toll road, Nirwono sees the need for periodic supervision to maintain order there. "After controlling the area, it must be vacated, used as a green open space, and closely guarded by the Satpol PP and the local sub-district so that they do not return or there are other residents who try to live there," explained Nirwono. Under the Angke 2 Toll Road, the majority of residents live in rooms that are only limited to plywood. The height under the toll road is only about 150 centimeters. However, there is electricity used by residents for daily activities. Not many sunlight can enter this residential area. The residential area of the residents is also on the edge of the Grogol River.

Based on information, the majority of residents who have lived under the Angke 2 Toll Road for years are those who have been affected by the eviction of the Kalijodo park development since the era of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) as Governor of DKI. There is a reason why residents live under the Angke 2 Toll Road which is not actually intended as a residence. Among them, they do not have the money to pay the rent and already have economic activity there.