Acting Mayor Of Bandung Urges To Stop Hunting Activities For Jagat Coins For Damage To Public Facilities

JAKARTA The acting (Pj) Mayor of Bandung, A. Koswara, asked developers of the Jagat coin hunting application to immediately stop their activities. This follows reports of significant damage to a number of city parks that are used as locations for coin hunting by application users.

Koswara revealed that the activity had caused damage to plants, floors, and park facilities. He emphasized that application-based innovation should not sacrifice public facilities.

"If it destroys public facilities, it must be stopped. Please innovate, but don't harm the community. Repairing damaged parks is not easy," said Koswara when giving a statement in Bandung, Sunday, January 12.

Koswara also highlighted that application developers Jagat had never applied for permission from the Bandung City Government to hold such activities.

"We have never received a permit application. In the future, the Head of Communication and Information will follow up. If it is detrimental, this activity will be prohibited," he added.

Acting Head of Parks and Decomposition of the City of DPKP Bandung, Yuli Eka Dianti, explained that several city parks, such as Taman Sukajadi, Maluku Park, Tegalega Park, Pet Park, Panda Park, and City Hall Park, were badly damaged.

The plant was trampled on, the floor in Tegalega Park was released, some even dug up the ground. In fact, we have worked hard to care for these parks," Yuli complained.

He said that the DPKP had tried to contact the Jagat application developer.

"They just responded yesterday and promised to urge users not to damage public facilities. They also asked for time to discuss further with the DPKP," he explained.

Koswara suggested that coin hunting activities like this be directed to locations that do not damage public facilities, such as fields or other closed areas. He also hopes that similar applications can provide education value to the public.

If you want to make a point-based application, it should be associated with positive activities such as cleaning garbage or saving plastic bottles in a waste bank. It is more educational and has a positive impact on the community," he said.

The Jagat application is known as a digital treasure hunting platform that offers prizes in the form of cash with a value ranging from IDR 300 thousand to IDR 100 million. This prize is the main attraction, but its impact on public facilities has sparked concern.

With the ongoing damage, the Bandung City Government emphasized the importance of coordination between application developers and local governments to ensure that technology-based activities do not harm public facilities that are the rights of the wider community.