Residents Protest The Rise Of Illegal Parking And Street Vendors, Tebet Eco Park Is Closed Until The End Of June

Tebet Eco Park/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has decided to temporarily close the Tebet Eco Park, Tebet, South Jakarta for the next two weeks.

The closure of the city park, which was recently inaugurated by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, was carried out after complaints from local residents about the rise of illegal parking attendants and street vendors who trade without a permit in residential areas around Tebet Eco Park.

"Thank you friends for the enthusiasm for these two months. For our mutual convenience, Tebet Eco Park will be closed until the end of June," wrote the statement from the DKI Jakarta City Parks and Forest Service in the tamanhutandki Instagram account, quoted on Wednesday, June 15.

In this regard, Anies yesterday summoned the Head of the DKI Parks and Forests Service, Suzi Marsitawati, South Jakarta Mayor Munjirin, Head of Tebet District, Dyan Airlangga, and other ranks of the DKI Provincial Government to DKI City Hall to discuss the chaotic problem of Tebet Eco Park.

When asked by the media after the meeting with Anies, Munjirin admitted that he received directions from Anies to immediately resolve the problems that the residents had complained about. However, he did not want to reveal the directive.

"Earlier, there were instructions from the Governor to clear up all the complaints yesterday. I can't comment yet, I want to meet again tomorrow," said Munjirin when met at City Hall, Tuesday, June 14.

Previously, a resident named Ricky Siahaan who claimed to be a resident of Tebet complained about the condition of the Tebet Eco Park which was detrimental to local residents because it was disorderly and chaotic. caused by Tebet Eco Park," said Ricky Siahaan on his Instagram account rickysiahaan.

In his Instagram account, Ricky Siahaan views that the DKI Provincial Government is not mature in planning parking infrastructure to MSME stalls in revitalizing the park. So, what happened was that illegal parking attendants and street vendors selling without a permit became rampant.

"Illegal parking attendants who come out of nowhere have turned a road that was previously not allowed to park into a public parking lot. As a result, the roads are jammed every day. It's worst on weekends and holidays," said Ricky Siahaan. in front of people's houses. Due to the large number of merchandise, garbage is a daily problem for local residents," he continued.