State Land 4,162 Hectares For IKN Development Managed By Land Bank, East Kalimantan Police Anticipate Land Grabbing

IKN Indonesia's zero point area in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan. (ANTARA-Bagus Purwa)

East Kalimantan (Kaltim) Regional Police (Polda) anticipates the seizure of state land from the former right to use (HGU) of PT Triteknik Kalimantan Abadi (TKA) in North Penajam Paser Regency.

The 4,162 hectare state land is managed by the Land Bank Agency for the development of the Nusantara Capital (IKN). "We participated in securing state-owned land managed by the Land Bank Agency," said East Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Imam Sugianto in Penajam, East Kalimantan, Friday, July 28, confiscated by Antara. The security of the country's land, he continued, was to anticipate the illegal seizure of land or land managed by the Land Bank Agency without going through legal procedures.

"There are allegations of land mafias on land from the Land Bank Agency, but we hope that there will be no legal problems on the country's land," he said. The 4,162 hectare state area is located in the Gersik, Jenebora, Lango Beach and Riko Districts of Penajam, as well as parts in the Maridan Village area, Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency. The Land Bank will prepare agrarian reform locations, as well as for the benefit of the government, economic equality and national development, including the construction sites of Naratetama Airport, protected areas, and toll roads from 4,162 hectares of managed land. "We also help secure the construction of Naratetama Airport to support IKN transportation so that it runs safely and smoothly," said the Kapolda.

It is hoped that the land preparation for the construction of Naratetama Airport can be completed soon, so that the physical work on the airport can be carried out this year (2023). The construction process of Naratetama Airport is entering land maturation carried out by Combat Engineer Kodam VI Mulawarman, and the East Kalimantan Police provides security support, said Imam Sugianto. The central government issued Presidential Regulation Number 31 of 2023, as a regulation for accelerating the construction and operation of Naratetama Airport (very imported person/VVIP) for IKN transportation supporters.