There Is A Kumuh Area In Jakarta That Cannot Be Fixed With The APBD

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JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government uses non-APBD budget options to fix slum areas in Jakarta, especially on land that does not belong to the region.

"If the repair or provider is above personal or non-assets, it will use social responsibility funds (CSR) or other sources," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Public Housing and Settlement Area Office Sarjoko in Jakarta, Thursday, February 16, as reported by Antara.

Financing using the APBD can only be disbursed if the improvement of the slum area is owned by DKI and the improvement of basic facilities and infrastructure.

The general infrastructure facilities, he said, include sanitation, communal washing and toilet bathroom facilities (MCK), reforestation, lighting and clean water.

Even so, he has not provided details on the amount of the budget prepared to fix the slum area in Jakarta.

His party is also still synchronizing data including identifying areas that will be targeted as priorities.

"Currently we are identifying which locations need to be intervened. So, we are still synchronizing the data," he said.

Previously, Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartono explained that his party had 14 priority areas to be addressed.

Of the 14 areas, Heru mentioned the Kalibaru and Muara Angke areas in North Jakarta that will be addressed.

The arrangement of slum areas will be carried out together with the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (PMK) and the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).

The improvement of slum areas in Jakarta is expected to contribute to reducing poverty, including extreme poverty in the capital city.

Meanwhile, Assistant for Development and Environment of the DKI Provincial Government, Afan Adriansyah Idris, added that based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), there are 450 slum Rukun Warga (RW) in Jakarta.

Of that number, 200 RWs in the capital city have received treatment. While the remaining 250 RWs will receive improvements gradually until the 2026 fiscal year.