What Is Agrarian Conflict And Examples Of Phenomenal Land Dispute Cases In Indonesia

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YOGYAKARTA - Another agrarian conflict has occurred in Indonesia involving clashes between the people on Pulau Rempang, Batam, and the joint TNI-Polri apparatus. The incident that occurred due to the development of this national strategic project (Rempang Eco City) seemed to add to the record of agrarian conflicts in this country. So what are agrarian conflicts and the causes?

Indonesia already has many wounds due to agrarian conflict cases. Cases of disputes or land struggles occur in many regions in Indonesia and often cause commotion. Not a few agrarian conflicts lead to bloodshed, injustice, and other impacts.

To avoid and anticipate agrarian conflicts, everyone needs to know what agrarian conflicts are and examples that have occurred in Indonesia.

Agrarian conflicts are conflicts related to land affairs. Agrarian conflicts are conflicts that arise as a result of inconsistencies/intentions related to agrarian sources in the form of Natural Resources (SDA). One of the causes of agrarian conflicts is the control and struggle for natural resources.

Agrarian conflicts can occur anywhere not only in Indonesia, but also in other countries. Generally, this conflict involves many parties and many complex rules. Land disputes and land disputes have actually occurred in Indonesia since the past.

Cases of agrarian conflicts arise due to disputes or differences in decisions by two parties or more involved in land management. In the book 'Resolving Land Dispute' by lawyer Elza Syarief, it is stated that the following are a number of factors that could cause land disputes.

There are so many cases or agrarian conflicts that have occurred in Indonesia. The agrarian conflict due to the development of PSN such as in Rempang Batam was not the first to occur.

Based on data records from the 2021 Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA), there are as many as 35 agrarian conflicts caused by the development of PSN. This number has increased drastically compared to 2020 with 17 projects.

Here are some examples of agrarian conflicts that have occurred in the country, both due to PSN and the interests of a certain party:

This land dispute case occurred between PT Indonesia Power (IP) as the manager of the Saguling Reservoir hydropower plant and PT Belaputera Intiland (PT BI), the developer of the Kota Baru Parahyangan real estate. This land conflict heated up in 2015.

This land dispute on Pari Island involves conflicts between local residents and PT Bumi Pari Asri. This agrarian conflict is even included in the discussion at the DKI Jakarta House of Representatives Government Commission.

This land dispute involves residents in Meruya, Jakarta, with private company PT Porta Nigra. This agrarian conflict is quite phenomenal because it has started in the 1970s and covers an area of 44 hectares of land.

That is the review of what agrarian conflicts, their causes, and their examples in Indonesia are. The wisest way to resolve agrarian conflicts is to comprehensively resolve conflicts by paying attention to the source of the problem to its roots.

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