Prevent Crowdhood, Odd-even System Applies At Tanah Abang Market

Tanah Abang Market (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The President Director of Perumda Pasar Jaya Arief Nasrudin claims that today Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta, is no longer crowded with visitors like last weekend.

Arief said, since the opening of the Tanah Abang Market this morning, officers have regulated restrictions on visitors to 50 percent of the market capacity, and have made arrangements for the flow of entry and exit so that it can unravel the buildup in the market.

Some other officers will patrol to check the crowd in the market. When a crowd is found, there will be breakdown. The officer will ask that there is no accumulation of buyers in just one location.

"The officer reminded that if one location is full so that people do not crowd and look for other locations, considering that there are quite a lot of shops selling similar products in the Tanah Abang Market area," said Arief in his statement, Monday, May 3.

Then, starting this afternoon, the early closure of kiosks was enforced at Tanah Abang Market. Stores on odd floors are asked to close at 4pm and those on even floors close at 5pm.

"This is to prevent the buildup of visitors going out simultaneously," said Arief.

Arief said officers would still be alerted for the next few days, which would be the busiest time for people to come to shop.

Because, Arief understands, every year it has become the culture of citizens from all over the archipelago to abroad to buy Eid clothes at the largest market in Southeast Asia.

"With these various efforts, the health protocol can be carried out as much as possible," said Arief.

As is known, over the past few days, Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta has been crowded with visitors who want to buy new clothes ahead of Eid Al-Fitr. The crowd was inevitable, even outside the market building.

Finally, the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan took steps so that the crowd in Tanah Abang would not repeat itself and one of them was by dividing the schedule for closing the market.

In addition, there is also a change in the schedule for the commuter line that crosses Tanah Abang station. Starting today, 15.00 to 19.00 commuter line trains will not stop at Tanah Abang Station. As an alternative for the community, DKI continues to provide TransJakarta buses from Jalan Jati Baru to other stations.

Not only that, traders also have to sell in the market building. Buying and selling activities may not be carried out on the sidewalks around Tanah Abang Market as this creates a risk of crowds.