Why Is Tebet Eco Park Still Closed? Deputy Governor Riza: Still Tidying Up

Tebet Eco Park/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Until now, Tebet Eco Park is still closed. In fact, since the closure a few months ago, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has planned to reopen the Tebet Eco Park at the end of June.

Responding to this, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that Tebet Eco Park was still being tidied up to make it more organized.

"(Tebet Eco Park) is still in the process of being tidied up. Just wait. We'll let you know when it's finished," said Riza at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Thursday, June 30.

When it reopens, Riza hopes that there will be no more illegal parking attendants and street vendors (PKL) without permits around Tebet Eco Park. So, there are no longer any complaints from residents about this condition.

"Hopefully there will be better improvements, so that residents are more comfortable, more orderly, organized, that's our hope. user convenience," explained Riza.

The Tebet Eco Park problem arose because of the large number of visitors, accompanied by the proliferation of illegal parking and street vendors without permits, drawing protests from local residents.

Since the Tebet Eco Park was inaugurated two months ago, residents of Jakarta and outside the area have flocked to enjoy this green open space.

However, it turns out that the number of residents who come to Tebet Eco Park is so high that the park and the surrounding area become very crowded. Unexpectedly, visitors who come can reach six times the capacity.

"The park, which was designed with a capacity of 8-10 thousand, once had 60,000 residents on a weekend. The opportunity to enjoy the park has been greatly reduced due to the extreme density," said DKI Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan, some time ago.

The large number of visitors causes traffic congestion on the roads around Tebet Eco Park, which actually only has a width of one vehicle segment on the left and right lanes.

The high enthusiasm of these visitors is also taken advantage of by illegal parking attendants who disturb the road to the sidewalk to street vendors who sell without a permit around Tebet Eco Park and residential areas.

Congestion and garbage become unavoidable. Residents who live around the Tebet Eco Park admit that they are frustrated with this chaos. They have repeatedly reported complaints through the JAKI application, until finally they only received a response when this problem went viral on social media.

Therefore, Anies decided to temporarily close the Tebet Eco Park for a few weeks until the end of June. As long as it is closed, the DKI Provincial Government will fix the park which has the aim of restoring the ecosystem and naturalizing the green and blue open space.

"So, we have to reorganize the management of Tebet Eco Park. For the time being, Tebet Eco Park will be closed until the end of June to make improvements to the facilities," he continued.