Jakarta Lands Crisis, Government Plans To Move RTH Construction To Puncak

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JAKARTA - The government plans to move the fulfillment of Jakarta's green open space (RTH) needs to the Pucak area, Bogor, West Java. This was stated by the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Sofyan Djalil.

Sofyan said that the transfer of the location for making green open space to Puncak, which still has 14 thousand hectares remaining, could be a solution to the limited land that can be used as green open space in the capital city.

As is known, each region must have an area of green open space of 30 percent of its area. Currently, the existence of green open space in DKI Jakarta has only reached 9 percent. Unfortunately, Jakarta is no longer possible to add green space due to the density of the area and soaring land prices.

"We will change the concept of green open space because now in Jakarta it is impossible to add the remaining 21 percent of green open space. We are looking for the remaining 21 percent in Puncak," said Sofyan, quoted from the official website of the Ministry of ATR/BPN on Friday, November 12.

Then, Sofyan considers this effort will also be a solution to save the problem of spatial planning in the Puncak area to prevent landslides, but the economic condition remains stable.

If necessary, Sofyan said that he would amend the current regulations so that the program for transferring the obligation to fulfill the green open space could be implemented.

Regarding the management of green space, Sofyan ensures that each region can take over with a borrow-to-use agreement. "With the green open space, DKI Jakarta will be able to buy land in Banten, in Bogor, in Puncak. Later the management will be efficient, "he explained.

DKI Provincial Government Response

In response to this, the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, supported Sofyan's proposal. Remembering, he also realized that Jakarta was already very congested and it was difficult to add more green open spaces.

"In DKI, we have limitations. So, regarding green open space, it is not only presented in Jakarta. In Puncak, in Bogor, in Bekasi, it is a unit that cannot be separated from Jakarta. We must support each other in buffer areas and more green open space is needed. broad," he said.

Riza said that later Sofyan would gather all regional heads throughout Jabodetabek to make a more comprehensive plan on this matter.