JIS, The Stadium Anies Baswedan Proud Of

JIS is the pride of Anies Baswedan. (Antara)

The fence for the stands of the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) collapsed during the "grand launching" last week. As a result, DPRD members asked DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to conduct a thorough audit of the construction of the stadium that Anies is proud of.

Anies Baswedan planned for the Jakarta International Stadium in 2017. He assigned the BUMD PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) to work on it. Three years running, the stadium which cost more than IDR 4 trillion was completed.

As an international standard stadium, the JIS field uses solid or hybrid grass. Five percent of the grass in the field is artificial (synthetic) type "limonta" and the rest is natural grass from the Zoysia matrella species originating from Boyolali, Central Java.

The dressing room at the stadium with a capacity of 82 thousand spectators also has a soaking pool or Jacuzzi. Persija Jakarta players who have played for JIS think that JIS has a grandstand that is quite majestic.

The Jakarta International Stadium, which is predicted to be the headquarters of Persija Jakarta, is planned not only to be used for football. With a construction cost of more than IDR 4 trillion, PT Jakpro as the manager will also lease JIS for other purposes. Later in this place entertainment activities such as music concerts, political events to MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition).

As revealed in the media, PT Jakpro targets an annual revenue from JIS operations of IDR 220 billion. Otherwise, DKI Jakarta's BUMD financial report card will be red. Understandably, the operational costs per month reach IDR 30 billion. This figure is impossible to get only for football events. It's normal. In foreign countries, football stadiums are also widely used for other activities. Including Bung Karno Main Stadium.

Because of that, the collapse of the parapet during the "grand launch" must be a record. Whatever the reasons put forward by DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan or Jakpro President Director Widi Amanasto. Both agreed that the collapse of the grandstand guardrail was due to the enthusiasm or enthusiasm of the audience. Especially the BUMD owned by the Provincial Government of PT Jakpro as the manager. Because previously the roof of the Formula E grandstand collapsed.

Indeed, as an international standard stadium that is both proud and expected to be a 'legacy' of Anies Baswedan whose term of office will expire this year, this should not happen. Moreover, the JIS stadium was prepared not only for sporting events but for various other activities, including music concerts. With a sound system that is said to be sophisticated.

Maybe Anies Baswedan or Jakpro should also think about forming a special institution for JIS. Institutions that focus on managing, both in terms of business and maintenance.

Regarding foreign names, it seems that Governor Anies Baswedan also needs to discuss the proposal of some parties to change to a more Indonesian name. Of course, Anies remembers before he changed the name Ok Otrip, the name for transportation integration in Jakarta to Jak Lingko.

To note, Jak Lingko is a combination of the words Jak which means Jakarta, and Lingko which is the name of the customary land rice field system in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara which means network or integration.

If Anies named the integrated transportation with the name Jak Lingko, there is nothing wrong with naming his proud stadium with a name in Indonesian. After all, the matter of naming buildings must use Indonesian in accordance with Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 63 of 2019 concerning the use of the Indonesian language.

It should also be remembered that in different contexts some foreign terms are also changed to Indonesian terms. Maybe you can remember, MRT which stands for Mass Rapid Transportation was changed to Moda Raya Terpadu which is very Indonesian. Or the abbreviation ATM which was originally Automatic Teller Machine was changed to Anjungan Tunai Mandiri. If you search, you may find the right match.