Advise The DKI Provincial Government To Take Wisma Atlet To Be A Flat, DPRD: Instead Of Being Empty, Many Kuntil Children

Vehicles passing at Wisma Atlet Kemayoran Jakarta which functioned as RSD COVID-19 during the pandemic emergency period. (Between-Galih P)

JAKARTA - Chairman of Commission D DPRD DKI Jakarta Ida Maheasy suggested that the DKI Provincial Government take over the management of Wisma Atlet Kemayoran and Wisma Atlet Pademangan to function as flats.

Ida suggested that the DKI Provincial Government submit a request for the takeover of the management of the two athletes' homestays to the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) as the building owner based on residential needs and public facilities.

"I think there is nothing wrong with the DKI Regional Government also processing it for us to ask, make the top flat, we will build a child hospital under it. We need it. This is quite large, you know, the athlete's guesthouse, there is Wisma Atlet Kemayoran, there is Wisma Atlet Pademangan," said Ida at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Wednesday, February 1.

According to Ida, the management of the athlete's guesthouse by the DKI Provincial Government is better done because the building is no longer used by the central government as a place for isolation of COVID-19 patients.

Bearing in mind, as of early January 2023, BNPB stopped operating athletes' guesthouse towers for handling COVID-19 and only alerted one tower in anticipation of an increase in corona cases.

"We don't need prestige, really. Right, the central government is our parents. We have succeeded in (managing) the Grass Market, now we add more athletes' guesthouses. Instead of being stalled for a long time, empty, many kuntil children. I know it (Wisma Atlet Kemayoran and Pademangan) the place is kuntilanak," said Ida.

Initially, the athlete's guesthouse was built as a place to stay for athletes during the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games. After that, the athlete's guesthouse was not inhabited for more than a year.

At that time, the DPRD had advised the DKI Provincial Government to apply for licensing for the management of two athletes' guesthouses in Jakarta. However, before processing, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit all over the world, including Indonesia. Thus, the athlete's guesthouse is again used as a COVID-19 emergency hospital.