Controlling Phase III Of Puncak Bogor: Satpol PP Unload 20 Buildings, Including 9 In Warpat

Members of the Satpol PP carry out stage III control in the Puncak tourist area, Bogor Regency, West Java, Monday (11/11/2024). (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

The Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol) PP stated that as many as 20 illegal buildings were successfully demolished at stage III control of the Puncak tourist area, Bogor Regency, West Java, Monday 11 November.

"Nine buildings in Warpat, 10 buildings in Buah Block and one stretch of buildings in Puncak Asri," said Secretary of the Bogor Regency Satpol PP Anwar Anggana after the control, confiscated by Antara.

He ensured that the control took place conducively. Some traders even demolished stalls independently, such as at the point of controlling the Fruit and Warpat Block or Warung Patra.

Even so, the Satpol PP still helps traders dismantle the Warpat building because on the ground floor there are support poles from concrete that need to be dismantled using heavy equipment.

"The base floor building in Warpat with concrete construction with buffer poles was dismantled with heavy equipment belonging to the DPUPR," he said.

Anwar said that the owner of the Puncak Asri building had objections in the midst of control. But this can be overcome and the building is still being demolished.

"The Asri Peak Building has been demolished and currently PT SSBP has immediately fenced it to secure its land assets," said Anwar.

Bogor Regency Satpol PP has several times issued warning letters to Warpat, Puncak Asri, and Buah Block managers, to dismantle the building independently.

The procedure refers to Bogor Regent Regulation number 81 of 2023 concerning Procedures for Building Control Actions that violate regional regulations and regional head regulations.

Article 8 paragraph 5 states that after sending a warning letter to dismantle it yourself for 7 x 24 hours. If not heeded, then the Bogor Regency Government will dismantle the building.

Since the last three months, the Bogor Regency Government has carried out two control by deploying personnel from the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) and a number of heavy equipment.

The first phase of control was carried out on Monday, July 24, 2024, led by the Acting Regent of Bogor at that time, Asmawa Tosepu, who is the Head of the General Bureau of the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs.

In controlling this merchant stall, the Bogor Regency Government razed 329 buildings along the Puncak Line, consisting of 185 buildings from Paragliding to the Gunung Mas Rest Area, and 144 buildings from the Taman Safari Indonesia Intersection to the Gunung Mas Rest Area.

Then, the second phase of control was carried out starting from Paragliding, to Puncak Pas on Monday, August 26, 2024. It was recorded that 196 street vendors were leveled using heavy equipment, including warpat or patra stalls, a food stall that became an icon of tourist attractions in Puncak.

Hundreds of these traders were not only evicted, but were given a proper place to sell in the Gunung Mas Rest Area, which is located right next to the gates of the Gunung Mas Tourism Agro and opposite the paragliding landing area.