Ketupat Operation Ends, SIKM Continues At The Jakarta Border

Illustrations (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The 2020 Ketupat Operation which is routinely carried out every year to regulate the flow of Eid homecoming officially ends today. However, every person returning to the capital from their hometown will still be subject to an inspection of the entry and exit permit (SIKM) of the DKI area.

Since the start of COVID-19, going home has been prohibited by the government to prevent transmission of the corona virus. Therefore, the DKI Provincial Government has issued an SIKM so that the return flow of Jakarta is only intended for 11 business sectors that are allowed and specifically for handling COVID-19.

When the 2020 Ketupat Operation ended and DKI had undergone a transitional PSBB period, the Head of the Transportation Agency emphasized that SIKM was still valid for people who were going to enter Jakarta from outside Jabodetabek.

"SIKM is of course the same. Because of this, during this transitional period, we are still within the framework of implementing the PSBB as one unit within it," said Syafrin when contacted, Monday, June 8.

Syafrin said, DKI has not finished handling the COVID-19 outbreak. Even though the movement in the number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta is sloping, residents must also be aware of transmission from outside the region, because several areas outside Jabodetabek have become the epicenter of corona virus transmission.

"This certainly needs to be watched out for and needs movement control. SIKM is the only instrument for Jakarta to control movement from outside and from Jakarta to the outside," said Syafrin.

Syafrin continued, starting today, the SIKM examination will still be carried out with the location of the examination being pulled back. Previously, checking SIKM was extended outside Jakarta, namely the Bodetabek area (Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi). Now, checking SIKM is only in the border area between DKI and Bodetabek.

"After June 7, we pulled back the check, which was carried out at the border of the Jakarta administration area with Bodetabek. So, SIKM is still a must-have," he explained.

For information, the legal basis regarding SIKM is contained in Governor Regulation Number 47 of 2020 concerning Restrictions on Travel Out and / or Entering the DKI Jakarta Province.

Article 4 paragraph 3 of Pergub 47/2020 states that the prohibition on traveling outside or entering the DKI Jakarta province only applies to people who do not have a non-Jabodetabek ID card. Meanwhile, residents who live and have a Jabodetabek ID card can still freely travel within the Jabodetabek area.

SIKM can be obtained online with the website corona.jakarta.go.id/izin-keluar-masuk-jakarta, clicking the "Manage SIKM" button (you will be directed to the JakEvo homepage), preparing the required documents, filling out the application form, checking periodically submissions permission to print documents.