Kampung Melayu Stage House: Build A House Or Find A Stage?

Construction of a stilt house in Kampung Melayu (Source: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta plans to renovate 40 houses in the Kebon Pala area, Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta into a stage house. The stilt houses were called flood solutions. Yes, a solution by avoiding it. The controversy followed the discourse of Governor Anies Baswedan, along with the questions as well, who built this 'house' or 'stage'?

Deputy Governor of DKI Ahmad Riza Patria himself said. He said the pangung house "was to avoid flooding. We see that's the opinion of every member of the Council of observers, experts," Riza Patria said at City Hall.

"Every citizen can give an opinion. Please later we discuss the concept of handling floods upamanya in Kebon Pala, Condet, Kalibata. We are very open with input," he added.

Chairman of the PDIP Faction of the DPRD DKI Gembong Warsono criticized the idea of this stage house. It doesn't make sense, for kingpins. What makes more sense for Anies to overcome the flood, especially in Kampung Melayu is to continue the normalization program of the Ciliwung River which is still stagnant.

Cleaning Times Ciliwung (Source: Antara)

"Can't cope with the flood of pieces. It can't be to taste. Normalization. There's no other way. If the area is flooded there is no other way than normalization," Kingpin.

In addition to misrepresentation, Kingpin also highlighted the potential for social jealousy from the renovation of the stage house. Floods in Jakarta, however, did not just hit Kampung Melayu.

"The stage house will certainly cause social jealousy. What is flooded only Kampung Melayu doang?" he said, contacted Wednesday, April 7.

Deputy Governor of DKI Ahmad Riza Patria referred to the criticism of the Chairman of the PDIP Faction of the DKI Jakarta Parliament Warsono as a personal opinion. After all, Riza said the creation of a stage house in Kampung Melayu has been through discussions with experts.

And most importantly, it's been approved by the board. "In principle everything we decide, Mr. Governor and we all listen to all parties and experts," Riza.

"We discussed with the DPRD. There is no unilateral decision, all with the DPRD," Riza added.

Build a house or find a stage?

Governor of DKI Jakarta (Diah Ayu Wardani/VOI)

If the idea is really to build a house, the policy of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan becomes strange. Public policy observer, Trubus Rahadiansyah sees Anies' stage house policy as discriminatory.

"This is a discriminatory policy because it causes jealousy from other citizens because the number (of stilt houses) is only 40. So the other people who were flooded were a lot and I don't think it solved the problem either," trubus said, contacted by VOI, Wednesday, April 7.

More deeply, this policy was seen by Trubus as part of the way Anies sought popularity. It's not entirely. But there are a few things that can be seen to distinguish this policy really to build a house or find a stage.

First, the question of discrimination above. Trubus said true public policy will not lead to a discriminatory side.

"Because the flood point is very much. If Kampung Melayu only, and the number is very limited, this will provoke other citizens to be treated equally," Trubus.

What's the impact? Swelling budgets are not strategic. Logically, building a stilt house is in no way a solution to the flood. Relocating people on the banks of the river is much more plausible.

After all, shouldn't flood victims be evacuated, not left trapped in the middle of flooding? "Was it with the stilt house that he survived the flood? It's free for him at home but he can't find food or health problems. It's different if it's placed in one evacuation or shelter."

Photo illustration of a resident in the flood of Jakarta (Angga Nugraha/VOI)

We can also look at this policy from an academic perspective called Scenario Planning Theory, which is a structured way for an organization to design the future. In this context, the organization is the Provincial Government of DKI as an executive.

In Scenario Planning Theory, organizations will typically design three planning scales: short, medium, and long. What the Provincial Government of Dki Jakarta does in the policy of the stage house is short-term planning that is not solutive.

Construction of a stilt house in Kampung Melayu (Source: Antara)

Short-term planning is most vulnerable with a political side. "I think it's the policy, the color of the imagery so it stands out. This is a short-term Scenario Planning Theory. It's really not solutive either. Flood management is much more looking at how the public is satisfied in the short term."

"Perhaps it has to do with until 2022. Because this is also the budget of Baznas right. That means it is not a budget involving from another corporation. It should be that in the long run, everything related, including those corporations, should be involved."

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