The Unfunction Of The Planetarium After The Revitalization Of The TIM Until It Was Complained To Jokowi

President Jokowi/ANTARA HO BPMI Presidential Secretariat

JAKARTA - The advisory board of governors in the arts and culture sector who are members of the Jakarta Academy complained about the condition of the Planetarium and the Jakarta Observatory (POJ) after the revitalization of Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) to President Joko Widodo. Jakarta Academy member Karlina Supelli said that this complaint was submitted in a letter conveying various problems at the Planetarium after the revitalization of the TIM and its recommendation to the government for the non-function of the current Planetarium. Before reporting to Jokowi, the Jakarta Academy had written to former DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan while still in office, to the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono some time ago. "The Jakarta pandemic has actually sent a letter about POJ to the Governor of DKI before resigning and also to the Acting Governor after he took office," Karlina said in a short message, Monday, March 13. However, the letter was not responded to, both by Anies and Heru Budi. Finally, the Jakarta Academy reported to Jokowi through its complaint letter. "Because there was no response from the Governor of DKI Jakarta, the Jakarta Academy submitted a letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia. The letter was forwarded to the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture. The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture took it seriously enough to visit one of the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture to POJ to see his condition," he said. It was revealed that currently most of the facilities of the Planetarium and the Jakarta Observatory (POJ) are not functioning after the revitalization of the TIM which disbursed the Rp1.4 trillion budget. In the Jakarta Academy complaint letter, it was stated that the condition of POJ after the revitalization of the TIM by PT Jakarta Propertindo BUMD actually reduced the function of the Planetarium. One of them is the condition of the facilities at the Star Theater. During the revitalization of the TIM, Jakpro replaced a new seat that was not even suitable for performances. Then, the projectors at the Star Theater that were damaged were also not repaired. Then, the exhibition room of the Planetarium is currently empty. The lobby for visitors to the Planetarium is getting narrower. The second showroom, classroom, and library within the Planetarium are removed. In addition, repairs to the Planetarium buffer building area destroyed the function of the observatory. For example, the observatory for the Takahashi telescope was destroyed and the dome was unclear where it was, as well as observatory access for the ASKO telescope covered with walls.