The Rehabilitation of Luar Batang

Fri, April 8, 2016 / 11:05 am

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The Situation of Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, Friday 1st April 2016. The Jakarta government will revitalized the Maritim-theme tourism where the Museum Bahari located. The rehabilitation does not interfere with the Mosque and Tomb Kramat Luar Batang which is located not far from the Fish Market. JP/ PJ Leo
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The Situation of Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, Friday 1st April 2016. The Jakarta government will revitalized the Maritim-theme tourism where the Museum Bahari located. The rehabilitation does not interfere with the Mosque and Tomb Kramat Luar Batang which is located not far from the Fish Market. JP/ PJ Leo
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The Situation of Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, Friday 1st April 2016. The Jakarta government will revitalized the Maritim-theme tourism where the Museum Bahari located. The rehabilitation does not interfere with the Mosque and Tomb Kramat Luar Batang which is located not far from the Fish Market. JP/ PJ Leo
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Workers move goods from the store to the vehicle contains of irons for ships equipment at Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, 1st April 2016. Some shopkeepers who sell hard goods began to move their belongings since the SP1 letter from the city administration. The Jakarta administration will revitalized the maritim-theme tourism where the Museum Bahri located. The rehabilitation does not interfere with the Mosque and Tomb Kramat Luar Batang which is located not far from the...
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The Situation of Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, Friday 1st April 2016. The Jakarta government will revitalized the Maritim-theme tourism where the Museum Bahari located. The rehabilitation does not interfere with the Mosque and Tomb Kramat Luar Batang which is located not far from the Fish Market. JP/ PJ Leo
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Two of Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, residents left the post of complaints at Menara Syahbandar, 1st April 2016. The Jakarta administration will revitalized the maritim-theme tourism where the Museum Bahri located. Demolishing unlicensed buildings is deemed necessary for the city to install sheet piles at rivers and along the coast in the Luar Batang area. JP/ PJ Leo
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Museum Bahari located at Penjaringan fish market, North Jakarta, Friday 1st April 2016. The rehabilitation does not interfere with the Mosque and Tomb Kramat Luar Batang which is located not far from the Fish Market. JP/ PJ Leo

The Jakarta administration is set to turn North Jakarta’s Luar Batang into a maritime-themed tourist destination by demolishing unlicensed buildings, effectively evicting many people from the historic coastal area.

The city will build a spacious plaza that can accommodate as many street vendors as possible as part of the area’s makeover, Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said, adding that construction will start in mid-April.

The city will ask companies to fund the project as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.

Ahok has vowed not to demolish Luar Batang Mosque, which has a permit, but to revamp the area by providing wider access roads. The administration will only dismantle unlicensed structures built near the river and sea, while no historic buildings will be demolished.

The Jakarta Post/ PJ Leo