DPRD Is Not One Voice On Location Of Formula E

Member of the PDIP Faction DPRD DKI Ida Mah Easy. (Photo: DPRD DKI Jakarta)

JAKARTA - A different response came from factions of the DKI DPRD when responding to the location of the Formula E performance. The Medan Merdeka Area Steering Commission, chaired by the Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg), finally approved the implementation of Formula E in the National Monument (Monas) area.

This agreement was concluded on Friday, February 7. In fact, on Wednesday, February 5, the State Secretary did not approve of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies to hold the electric car racing event.

Member of the PDIP DPRD DKI Faction Ida Mahampang considers that the electric-powered car racing event should not use the circuit inside Monas. Although, he had heard the news that the State Secretary agreed.

"Don't do it. Collide with cultural heritage. I hope the Governor will reconsider it, because the situation is inadequate," said Ida at the DPRD DKI Building, Central Jakarta, Monday, February 10.

A different response came from the Golkar faction DPRD DKI. Secretary of the Golkar Faction, Judistira Hermawan, supported the licensing for the implementation of Formula E at Monas. According to him, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan as the Secretary of the Steering Committee is able to comply with the prevailing regulations.

The regulations governing the arrangement of the Medan Merdeka Area, including Monas, refer to Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 25 of 1995 concerning the Development of the Free Medan Area in DKI Jakarta.

In article 1, the Medan Merdeka Area includes Taman Medan Merdeka, a buffer zone and a protective zone. Medan Merdeka Park is an area bounded by Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, and Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur.

In addition, the arrangement of the Medan Merdeka Area is also regulated in Law No.11 of 2010 concerning Cultural Heritage. Everyone must maintain the beauty, the preservation of tree vegetation and the cleanliness and cleanliness of the environment in the Medan Merdeka area.

"There are several things that need to be safeguarded. First, to protect the monument as a cultural heritage, so that there is no change of function and destructive damage. I think the government or society should support this," said Judistira.

In line with Golkar, Gerindra Faction Advisor Muhammad Taufik asked Anies to follow the direction of the State Secretary as the Head of the Steering Committee which had allowed Monas to be used as a circuit.

"If we are, (according to) what Kemensetneg said, after all, the Ministry of State Secretariat has (carried out) various studies," said Taufik.

It is a different matter with the Jakarta DPRD PSI faction. Deputy Chairman of the PSI faction Justin Adrian is still upright with the attitude of his eight faction members who reject the performance of Formula E, regardless of location.

Moreover, the issue of the Steering Committee's inconsistency, which had banned it, then finally allowed Anies to hold Formula E at Monas. "I don't know what deals happened in the back, we don't know. We don't want to accuse or guess," Justin said.

"PSI rejected this Formula E plan from the start, because Jakarta's main problems were floods, traffic jams, pollution, garbage, clean water, and population growth. From these six things, we don't see any significant progress," he added.

For information, Formula E is the second most popular racing tournament after Formula 1. The difference with Formula 1 is that Formula E already uses an electric powered engine so it is emission-free. Later this speeding action will be held on a highway that has been converted into a temporary circuit.

Various preparations were immediately carried out, including preparing the track for the Formula E racing event. This racing event will be held on June 6, 2020. The plan is that this event will be held for five consecutive years.

In order to be able to hold Formula E, the DKI Provincial Government has proposed the DKI budget in the APBD to reach around Rp1.6 trillion. In detail, there is a budget of IDR 360 billion for the commitment fee to the Formula E federation.

In addition, a budget of Rp. 934 billion was disbursed for organizing funds which will be managed by the Jakarta Education and Sports Agency (Dispora). Separately, DKI BUMD, namely PT Jakarta Propertindo (JakPro), also requires a budget of IDR 305.2 billion for the cost of implementing it.