There Are Still Barito Market Traders Reluctant To Be Relocated, Pramono: Can't Hinder Development

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung responded to the attitude of some traders at the Barito Animal Market who did not want to be relocated. Meanwhile, the DKI Provincial Government will start building parks in that location in the near future.

According to Pramono, the construction of the Heritage Flag Park that connects the Langsat Park, Ayodya Park, and Leuser Park should not be disturbed just because there are still traders who survive in the market that intersects with the park.

"Although then there are still traders who do not want to move. Of course, they cannot hinder the existing development plan. I am concerned about that. Because this is not for personal interests, the interests of the City Hall," said Pramono in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, Thursday, 7 August.

Pramono claimed that the traders of Pasar Barito had signed a letter of willingness to be relocated to an interim location (LSem). Thus, the DKI Provincial Government is still negotiating the transfer of traders.

"Actually, all the traders have signed. They are ready to be transferred. But yes, this is still not allowed and then the construction has stopped. But I always say that the negotiation process is still going on," he said.

Previously, South Jakarta Mayor Muhammad Anwar admitted that until now there were still around 50 Barito Animal Market traders who remained in their stalls and were not ready to be relocated.

"There are around 50 traders who still survive, more than a total of 118. There are about 29 empty kiosks," said Anwar at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, August 6.

Meanwhile, the DKI Provincial Government will begin to groundbreaking the construction of the Heritage Flag Park which connects Langsat Park, Ayodya Park, and Leuser Park in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

As an official who was given responsibility by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, to relocate, Anwar admitted that his party was still taking a persuasive approach so that traders were finally willing to move.

"We are persuasive. The governor wants to approach him well, there is no need to use repressive methods," said Anwar.

Moreover, when the groundbreaking began, Anwar emphasized that the location of the ceremony and the beginning of the construction had not yet intersect directly with the Barito Market traders.

"If the traders will still exist, we will groundbreaking not disturb the environment. Which side of the groundbreaking is the merchant. It doesn't matter," he said.