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Rail project condemned for ignoring spatial plan
The Bandung Legislative Council (DPRD) in West Java has expressed its concern over the planned Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, as the project has yet to receive formal recognition in the Bandung regency spatial plan (RTRW)
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he Bandung Legislative Council (DPRD) in West Java has expressed its concern over the planned Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, as the project has yet to receive formal recognition in the Bandung regency spatial plan (RTRW).
Speaking to The Jakarta Post on Thursday, DPRD Speaker Anang Susanto said the DPRD and Bandung regional administration had revised the regency's spatial plan for 2007-2027 late last year. The revision, however, did not mention the government's plan to build a train station in the regency's Tegalluar subdistrict.
'There's no clarity on the project. It is said that the transportation minister issued clearance for the railway's path from Jakarta to Tegalluar, but we haven't received any documents detailing such,' he said.
The regency's newly revised RTRW, according to Anang, mentions that Tegalluar will be developed into a strategic area for commercial, residential and touristic purposes.
Former Bandung councilor Mokhamad Ikhsan, who was involved in the drafting of the regency's latest spatial plan, said the local administration would need at least three months to formally revise its spatial plan.
'According to existing procedures, the regional administration must discuss the changes first with the DPRD. The results will later be evaluated by the provincial administration and the central government,' he said.
The ambitious rail project, the groundbreaking ceremony of which was led by President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo earlier this month, will connect the country's capital with West Java's provincial capital via a 142.3-kilometer railway that will stop at four other stations ' Halim in East Jakarta and Karawang, Walini and Tegalluar in West Java.
From the project's Environmental Impact Analysis (Amdal) documents, the Post learned that the US$5.5 billion project, primarily financed by the China Development Bank (CDB), will mean the eviction of residents from more than 2,300 houses and other buildings across nine regions of Jakarta and West Java.
According to the documents, the Greater Bandung area ' which includes Bandung municipality, Bandung regency, West Bandung regency and Cimahi municipality ' will be the most affected area with 1,224 houses currently located in the project's construction zone.
