Regrets The Green Open Space Turned Into A Mall

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Shopping Center Tenants Association (Hippindo), Budiharjo Iduansjah, stated that the Jakarta floods earlier this year hurt a number of retail outlets, including in malls. This loss occurred because the flood disrupted access to the mall and prevented buyers from coming. One of the malls affected is Taman Anggrek Mall.

Historian JJ Rizal mentioned the existence of the Taman Anggrek Mall, which is supposed to be the green open space for Tomang City. He said that through his Facebook account, a few days ago.

"Of course it would be exciting if a response was made by opening the archives of the 1965-1985 Jakarta master plan, then the 1985-2005 Jakarta master plan which would easily show that the mall at the Tomang intersection was occupying RTH land for the City of Tomang Forest," he said.

He hopes that the construction of the Taman Anggrek Mall can be the first case of opening up so that it is clear why the City Forest RTH can turn into a mall. "Who is the official who did it and who asked him to do it? What about other urban forest green open spaces, such as Senayan, Sunter, Kapuk, and others?" asked JJ Rizal.

"As serious as we are about the Jakarta flood problem, how serious can we start with the conversion of land use and changes in spatial planning because of this money," he added.

Director of Walhi Jakarta Tubagus, Soleh Ahmadi, while talking with VOI some time ago, also said that Taman Anggrek Mall is located on the former RTH area of the City Forest. However, due to the change in land use, the manager has also taken the environmental problems behind him easy.

Therefore, he advised to check and check on environmental issues before buying a property, either a house or a shop. This is because the buyer's own impact will be felt at a later date.

"Many people who buy property don't know where the origin of the property is. We should check where the origin of the property comes from. In the past, we also campaigned never to buy property in environmentally damaged areas. The financiers and banks of all kinds should not finance or property. or developers doing business in areas that are important to the environment, "said Soleh.

In addition, Soleh asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to take a firm stance in granting development permits for an area. Do not let, he continued, construction be carried out in green open spaces or infiltration areas. He criticized the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government for issuing a permit for the construction of the mall.

"The fault is also with the government for allowing them to build in the area. Because the government has also violated it. Yes, the mall manager asked the Jakarta Provincial Government for permission if he did not know what the area was before," he said.