Ask For Rorotan's TPU To Be Fixed, Commission D Of The DKI DPRD Hopes For The Results Like City Park

The situation of the burial of COVID-19 positive bodies during the pandemic is still volatile at the Rorotan TPU, Cilincing, North Jakarta on Sunday, July 4, 2021. (Between-Muhammad Adimaja)

JAKARTA - Chairman of Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Ida Mahampang asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) to fix the Rorotan Public Cemetery (TPU), North Jakarta.

He asked for improvements to the tomb so that it could be more aesthetic and at the same time remove the crowd stigma against the TPU.

"So far, Indonesians think funerals are scary. Tombs are scary," said Ida in a written statement, Friday, February 17.

According to him, aesthetics can be realized by building a city park in an area of 25 hectares.

The three hectares of the land area in the TPU have been used as a burial for COVID-19 patients.

Ida also suggested that the results of the improvement could make Rorotan TPU look like a city park.

"Why is some of the land not used for even better parks. Try to make it, a study will be carried out," he said.

The head of the Bayu City Parks and Forest Service, Megantara, appreciated the input and suggestions from Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD. However, in principle, the Rorotan TPU area is planned to increase TPU land in Jakarta.

"In principle, the land is for burial. Now it is in the development planning process, we will discuss it first with the surrounding community," said Bayu.