DPRD Asks DKI Provincial Government To Create Free Crematorim Services

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JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government has provided free crematorium services at the Tegal Alur TPU, West Jakarta, to reduce the high cost of cremation of bodies. However, the DPRD considers one location not enough.

Head of Commission D for the Development of the DKI DPRD Ida Mahmudah asked the Provincial Government to immediately expand crematorium service points to support the management of COVID-19 corpses in the capital city.

Moreover, said Ida, the DKI Provincial Government already has land that can still be used to facilitate access to citizen services for crematorium services.

"Whether it's in North Jakarta or whether it's in East Jakarta or South Jakarta, we already have quite a lot of land. I think it can still be made there," said Ida in her statement, Tuesday, July 27.

Ida continued, the City Parks and Forest Service immediately made an inventory of land that could be used to build a free crematorium service for COVID-19 corpses.

Because according to Ida, the crematorium service at the Tegal Alur TPU also has limitations. Given, the location can only accommodate and accommodate about 5 to 6 bodies of COVID-19 patients per day.

"Hopefully less than that died, if it's really the one who needs it, it's a pity. Moreover, yesterday some were brought to Bandung, to Sukabumi and other areas at a very expensive cost," he said.

It is known that the DKI Provincial Government provides free cremation services at the Tegal Alur TPU specifically for Jakarta residents. This service is in collaboration with the West Sumatra-Riau United Teguh Association (HBT).

The provision of free cremation comes after the controversy over the high cost of cremation by crematoriums in the past.

The crematorium machine can cremate one body for 2.5 hours. If the officers work for 15 hours a day, that means they can serve 6 bodies per day.

The requirements needed to receive cremation services are a death certificate from the hospital or urban village, a photocopy of the ID card of the corpse, a photocopy of the ID card of the person in charge, and a photocopy of the family card (KK).