Still Sturnerious To Build A White Wood Health Center On RTH Land Despite Residents' Rejection, East Jakarta Walkot Talks About Community Interests

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East Jakarta Mayor M. Anwar emphasized that the government will continue to build the Kayu Putih Village Health Center on the green open space (RTH) even though it was rejected by residents of Tanah Mas Housing, RW 01, Kayu Putih Village.

Anwar claimed that this rejection only existed in 1 RW. Meanwhile, dozens of RWs in Kayu Putih did not state their rejection of the conversion of green open space to become public health centers.

"Yes, what other solutions are prohibited? Please show it, right? We are open, really. This is for the benefit of the community. Of the 17 RWs, 1 does not agree, the remaining 16 agree," Anwar told reporters, Wednesday, November 29.

Even though the land is a green route, Anwar emphasized that land use can be carried out up to 80 percent as long as it is intended for buildings needed by the general public.

This, continued Anwar, is stated in Governor Regulation Number 31 of 2022 concerning the detailed Plan for Spatial Planning for the DKI Jakarta Province.

"RW 01 objections not to allow for RTH reasons and so on. I said you read the new Pergub 31. RTH, when needed by the general public, can be built up to 80 percent. Therefore, read first and then we will talk about it," explained Anwar.

Anwar realized that every development would lead to pros and cons. However, in the plan to build the Kayu Putih Health Center, Anwar said that his party had compiled a study on the needs of health services there.

"Puskesmas dibutuhkan di lokasi Kelurahan Kayu Putih tadi. Meskipun kawasannya elite, tapi kan middle ke bawah juga yang perlu puskesmas juga banyak. Kan, pihak," tambahnya.

Previously, residents of Tanah Mas housing, RW 01, Kayu Putih Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta complained about the plan to build a Puskesmas in RTH Kayu Putih Village.

Residents of RW 01 objected to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's plan for the construction of the Puskesmas project. The reason is, residents of RW 01 need more green open space in their area.

In contrast to the statement of the East Jakarta City Government, residents of RW 01 claimed to have complained about the rejection of the conversion of the park's land function, which was also supported by 9 other RWs in Kayu Putih Village. The RWs that also support the residents of RW 01 are RW 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 14, 15, 16 and RW 17.

"Residents have never rejected the construction of a health center but please not on green open space, not only green open space in Tanah Mas but in green open space anywhere, just don't," said Godham, one of the residents of RW 01 Tanah Mas Housing to reporters, Wednesday, November 22.