Message From Anies's Subordinates To Ciliwung Residents To Handle Land Acquisition: Don't Use Land Brokers

Areas affected by the normalization of the Ciliwung river in Cawang, East Jakarta (Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Water Resources Agency, Yusmada Faizal, asked residents whose houses were affected by the normalization of the Ciliwung River to take care of the administration of land acquisition independently.

Yusmada asked residents not to use land acquisition management services from other parties, especially those that make residents lose. Considering that currently residents on the banks of the Ciliwung River are worried about the emergence of land brokers (brokers).

"Residents just go ahead, don't use land brokers. Don't trust them. Just go with us," Yusmada told reporters, Friday, September 24.

Currently, the DKI Provincial Government is processing land acquisition in seven urban villages. The acquisition process starts from the field map, appraisal or determination of the selling value of land owned by residents, to deliberation.

"We are trying to complete the land acquisition no later than November. Now hopefully the problem with the residents is clear. Starting from the first field map, appraisal, deliberation. If it's clear, then pay," said Yusmada.

The Ciliwung normalization land acquisition process has been carried out by the DKI Provincial Government since 2019 and has not yet been completely completed. Until finally, residents were worried about the existence of a land broker under the guise of a service bureau in the land acquisition process.

Reportedly, initially there were parties who disseminated information that land acquisition was difficult if residents took care of themselves.

Until finally, the alleged land broker offered the residents to help with the paperwork needed for land acquisition by setting a fairly large commission.

According to information from residents at the location, the brokers and realtors offered a letter of agreement regarding the acceleration of land acquisition which set a commission of 25 percent of the total replacement of one resident's house. The contents of the agreement were deemed detrimental to the citizens.