Minister Of ATR: Agrarian Reform Program Must Solve Agrarian Conflicts

Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto. BETWEEN/HO - Ministry of ATR/BPN

JAKARTA - Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto said the state through the Ministry of ATR/BPN must be present to resolve agrarian conflicts experienced by the community through the Agrarian Reform program.

"The state must be present to answer the issue, because they are both Indonesian citizens who have the same rights," Hadi said in his statement quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 30.

There are a number of land conflicts experienced by the people in various clusters of problems due to sectoral egos between institutions.

The first problem is related to people who are in conflict with land that intersects with asset land as experienced by Blora residents who control land on land assets of the Blora Regency Government since the Japanese colonial era.

The two land problems intersecting with forest areas as experienced by the people of Pelalawan Regency, Riau, who have controlled land since 1960, but it turns out that the land they live in is a forest area so that they cannot get legal certainty on land rights that are useful for economic improvement.

Third, related to the problem of land transmigration as experienced by the people of Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan because there are differences between subjects and objects in the transmigration area.

Fourth, regarding people who carry out the tradition of living on water and coastal areas for generations, such as Bajo Tribe Community, Sea Tribe (Sea People), Engros Village Community and other communities.

The issue of sectoral egos is the main point highlighted by the Minister of ATR/BPN which must be resolved through the Agrarian Reform program.

"The Agrarian Reform Program is assessed by the Minister of ATR/BPN to be successful if it is carried out in mutual cooperation by prioritizing the principle of benefit, the principle of public interest and the principle of wisdom from the parties involved," said Hadi.

Hadi handed over a number of land certificates including 9 cultural heritage certificates to the Tanjungpinang City Government; 7 Coastal Area designation certificates to the Lingga Regency Government; 1 Coastal Area designation certificate to the Karimun Regency Government; 16 public facility allocation certificates to the Karimun Regency Government as well as 3 certificates for the allocation of the Batam and Karimun Investment Areas.