Anies Was Criticized For Giving A 150 Hectare Ancol Reclamation Permit

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JAKARTA - The People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice (KIARA) criticized the move of the Governor of DKI Jakarta to grant a reclamation permit of 150 hectares to PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol. A reclamation permit of that size will be used for a recreation area.

KIARA Secretary General Susan Herawati assessed that the expansion of the recreational area in Ancol will encourage damage to the water area and the place for taking sand material.

"The expansion of Ancol Beach will further exacerbate the damage to the two areas at once, the water area in Jakarta Bay and the location where sand material is taken for dredging. The aquatic and land ecosystem will suffer destruction," said Susan in her statement, Friday, June 26.

Susan said, granting reclamation expansion permits for recreational areas on Ancol Beach is an irony for Anies' statements so far, who promised to stop the entire reclamation process in Jakarta Bay. However, the fact is that it has even given Ancol permission to expand the land.

The granting of reclamation permits for the expansion of the recreation area on Ancol Beach, Susan continued, will only strengthen the commercialization practices of the area's developers and managers.

"Coastal, coastal and marine areas belong to all Indonesian citizens. Anyone has the right to access. The granting of this permit will force people who want to enter and access this area to pay. This is a commercialization practice that must be fought," he said.

Licensing from February

The permit for the extension of the Ancol area is stipulated in the Decree of the Governor of DKI Jakarta No. 237/2020. In detail, the permit for the expansion of the recreational area covering an area of 35 hectares is for the recreation of Dunia Fantasi (Dufan) and 120 hectares for the expansion of land spread across the Ancol area. This license was granted since February 24, 2020.

The expansion of the area by PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol must first complete a number of technical studies, namely integrated flood management studies, the impact of global warming, planning for area expansion materials, planning for basic infrastructure / infrastructure, analysis of environmental impacts, and other studies.

Regarding the granting of permits, PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol is obliged to provide the basic infrastructure, facilities and utilities needed to develop the area. For example, road networks, public transportation, utilities, flood control infrastructure, blue open spaces, green open spaces, waste management facilities, and river sedimentation around the area expansion.

Deemed legally flawed

KIARA Secretary General Susan Herawati views that there is a legal flaw in the Governor's Decree Number 273 of 2020 because it is only based on three laws which appear to be selective.

These laws are Law Number 29 of 2007 concerning Provincial Government of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta as the Capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government, and Law Number 30 of 2014 concerning Government Administration.

Meanwhile, there are related regulations, namely Law Number 27 of 2007 in conjunction with Law Number 1 of 2014 concerning Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands.

"The three laws appear to have been chosen by Anies because they are in accordance with his interests as the governor of DKI. In fact, in the regulation of coastal areas and small islands there is a specific law which regulates this matter. Why is this law not used as the basis for Anies?" he said.