West Jakarta City Government Promises To Manage Residence For Residents Of Kolong To The Angke Toll Road Which Will Be Relocated

Residents who live under the Angke 2 Toll Road are in their daily activities. (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Mayor of West Jakarta Hendra Hidayat promised to take care of the new residences of residents who inhabit the Pluit-Tomang Toll Road, precisely below the Angke 2 Toll Gate, when it has been relocated later. However, Hendra said that his party only facilitates simple rented flats (rusunawa) to residents with DKI Jakarta ID cards. "The point is that the government will humanize them. Give their lives to be better and can stay more reasonable. Later we will sort them out. Of course, the priority (KTP) of DKI," said Hendra at the City Hall of DKI Jakarta, Thursday, June 22. Meanwhile, residents who do not have DKI ID cards or come from outside the area will be handled by the DKI Jakarta Social Service. "(Non-DKI residents) later we coordinate with the Social Service," said Hendra. Under the Angke 2 Toll Road, the majority of residents live in spaces that are only limited by a triplek. The height of the toll road is only about 150 centimeters. However, there is an electricity flow used by residents for daily activities. Not many sunlight that can enter the settlements of these residents. The residential area of the residents is also located on the edge of Kali Grogol. There is a reason why residents inhabit the Angke 2 Toll under construction which is not actually designated as such a residence. Among them, they have no cost for paying the rent and already have economic activity there. Jelambar Baru Village noted at least 34 families that inhabit the underload. Not far from there, there are also 49 families that have also been recorded. The Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Public Housing and Settlement Area Office, Retno Sulistyaningrum said that his party would prepare the flat if it was later decided to be demolished.

"We provide flats. DKI ID cards are relocated to flats," said Retno. When referring to the Regulation of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Number 55 of 2018 concerning Adjustment of Housing Service Retribution Tariffs, flat rates are distinguished for the general public and programmed, residents under toll roads are included in the programed category with the imposition of rental rates of IDR 153 thousand to IDR 190 per month.