Will Jakarta's Odd-Evens Policy Be Expanded During Christmas And New Year?

Illustration of Odd-Even Policy (VOI)

JAKARTA - The government plans to implement PPKM Level 3 throughout Indonesia, including Jakarta during the Christmas and New Year periods. This is intended to suppress the increase in community mobility.

Then, will the implementation of odd-even in Jakarta be expanded during the year-end holiday season?

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that his party was indeed considering an odd-even expansion in line with the plan to implement PPKM Level 3.

"Dishub is considering that there will be PPKM level 3 on December 24 to January 2. This is also a concern for all of us, business units, all related agencies will later formulate the best policies through their respective circulars," Riza said on Tuesday, 23 November night.

Meanwhile, the Head of the DKI Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, admitted that the odd-even expansion option would still be discussed with the TNI and Polri.

"Of course we will hold a coordination meeting first with the three pillars related to the preparation for implementing PPKM level 3 during the Christmas and New Years," said Syafrin.

As is known, the government will implement the PPKM Level 3 policy as a whole in the territory of Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays. This is done to prevent an increase in COVID-19 cases.

In the year-end holiday policy, the celebration of fireworks, parades, processions that gather large crowds will be completely prohibited. Meanwhile, for Christmas Worship, tourist visits, shopping centers adjust the PPKM Level 3 policy.

The PPKM Level 3 policies in the Ministry of Home Affairs include regulating activities in places of worship with a maximum capacity of 50 percent, activities in cinemas and places to eat and drink with a maximum capacity of 50 percent, activities in shopping centers with a maximum capacity of 50 percent until 9 p.m. with the implementation of strict health protocols, and closing facilities of public areas such as squares and open fields.

Regarding the odd-even expansion, the DKI Provincial Government and the Ditlantas Metro Jaya Police had conducted a gradual study of the plan to implement the odd-even vehicle number plate system on 25 roads.

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is studying the implementation of odd-even on 25 roads because people need time to be more prepared so that roads that are applied odd-even do not aggravate congestion in other areas.

However, until now the Metro Jaya Police and the Provincial Government (Pemprov) have decided to continue implementing the odd-even scheme in 13 regions. Although, previously there was a discourse to expand to 25 areas.

"So we have decided that for the time being odd-even, we still haven't added 13 areas," said Director of Traffic and Traffic of the Metro Jaya Police Grand Commissioner Sambodo Purnomo Yogo to reporters, Friday, November 12.