DPRD Missed Because Anies Gave A Reclamation Permit For Ancol Recreation

Ancol atmosphere before the pandemic (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta DPRD Commission B member Gilbert Simanjuntak admitted that he was cheated by the issuance of the reclamation permit in Ancol from DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol. This licensing is stipulated in the DKI Governor's Decree (Kepgub) Number 273 of 2020.

Gilbert said, PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol, as a DKI Jakarta Regional Owned Company (BUMD), never submitted a report regarding the planned expansion of Ancol recreation in a joint meeting with the Commission on the economy.

"We are also confused. Suddenly there is a chairman. (Kepgub) is a long process, issued from February. During the meeting with Jaya Ancol, they also did not convey it to us," Gilbert told VOI, Tuesday, June 30.

However, Gilbert considers that the Ancol reclamation permit in the Governor's Decree 273/2020 is not yet strong enough to become a legal basis if Ancol starts construction later. This is because, said Gilbert, reclamation activities must be regulated in a regional regulation (perda), the preparation of which involves the DPRD.

"This is about adding new lands, of course the DPRD must discuss an analysis of environmental impacts and all kinds," he said.

Regulating planning and spatial planning in reclamation projects is the regional regulation on Spatial Planning (RTRW) and Detailed Spatial Planning (RDTR). This regional regulation is in the planning to be revised.

"It means, if there is a regional regulation (RTRW), they must use a perda. They have to wait, this regulation is included in the priority regional regulation which will be discussed soon or not," said Gilbert.

Furthermore, Gilbert said that today, Commission B of the DKI DPRD will make a working visit to Ancol to see the location of the reclamation planning. Then, the DPRD will summon PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to provide clarification regarding the permit for recreational expansion.

For information, the permit for the extension of the Ancol area is stipulated in the Decree of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Number 237 of 2020. The details are the permit for the expansion of the recreational area covering an area of 35 hectares for Dunia Fantasi (Dufan) recreation and 120 hectares for land expansion spread across the Ancol area. This license was granted since February 24, 2020.

The Ancol reclamation permit has been criticized by the People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice (KIARA). 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.