BANDUNG - West Java Governor (Jabar) Dedi Mulyadi officially instructed all regents and mayors in West Java to stop granting permits for the development of tourist attractions and housing in forest and plantation areas to reduce the risk of natural disasters.
This step is contained in Circular Letter Number 60/PEM.04.04.01/ASDA EKBANG which aims to protect West Java's ecological fortress from the threat of floods and landslides due to uncontrolled land use changes.
"The regent and the mayor must be more proactive in controlling land function transfers and returning conservation functions, especially forest and plantation areas," said KDM, as he is affectionately called, in Bandung, Monday, May 11, reported by ANTARA.
Dedi emphasized that the suspension of the permit was very urgent in order to maintain environmental sustainability.
He asked the regional heads not to allow green areas to be transformed into commercial development areas or settlements that damage the natural carrying capacity.
This instruction is reinforced by the Governor's Regulation Number 11 of 2025 concerning the Control of Land Function Transfer.
Through this regulation, the governor has full authority to carry out strict supervision, guidance of land rights holders, to collaboration to restore land functions in accordance with its provisions.
In its implementation, Dedi said the West Java Provincial Government had prepared comprehensive resources, ranging from funding, facilities, to human resources, to support the efforts to control and rehabilitate land massively in all districts and cities.
In addition to the aspect of supervision, this policy also includes an in-depth evaluation of the performance of related regional devices in maintaining the sustainability of protected areas and ecological functions that are the key to the safety of West Java residents from future disaster threats.
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