Cleaning Of The Dozens Of Billions Of Monas Monuments Failed To Be Budgeted For 2023, DKI Plans Private Cooperation

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has failed to allocate a budget for the cleaning of the National Monument (Monas) monument in the 2023 DKI Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD). Previously, the Provincial Government planned to budget for cleaning next year. Head of the Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) of the National Monument Isa Sanuri admitted that the cost of bathing the Monas monument could cost Rp10 billion to Rp18 billion. Meanwhile, next year's DKI APBD cannot be added to budget for this activity. "Cleaning or restoring the Monas monument for the 2023 APBD budget has not been covered because it requires quite a large amount of money," said Isa in a short message, Monday, December 12. It is likely that the DKI Provincial Government will cooperate with private companies with funding the results of the building floor coefficient (KLB), corporate social responsibility (CSR), or a letter of approval for the principle of location acquisition (SP3L). "For its implementation, it will be possible to use other sources of funds such as SP3L, KLB, or CSR. That is what we are trying to do," said Isa. Furthermore, Isa explained that the cleaning of the Monas monument could not be carried out as long as it was carried out by the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government. Finally, the DKI Provincial Government cooperated with a German cleaning technology company, Karcher. "Cleaning the last monument in 2014 must also be done with special personnel because it must be attached with a rope at the height of the monument, while spraying it," said Isa. The cleaning of the Monas monument was last carried out in the era of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok when he was Governor of DKI Jakarta. In 2014, Ahok used Karcher's CSR funds to wash the Monas monument. At that time, Ahok was protested by the Indonesian Rope Access Association (ARAI) and the Indonesian Servis Clining Entrepreneurs Association (Apklindo) and was considered not nationalist because he chose foreign companies. However, Ahok reasoned that he prioritized professionalism and reputation in choosing the company that was given the task of cleaning up the national icon.