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Ahok to imitate APL in managing Pasar Ikan
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Local residents tear down their kiosks and houses in Luar Batang of Pasar Ikan area in North Jakarta on Sunday. Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama aims to make a fish trading center as the city starts eviction on Monday. (Antara/M. Agung Rajasa)
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akarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama says that he will turn the newly cleared Pasar Ikan area in North Jakarta into a fish-trading center, with a concept similar to that of a nearby superblock built by property giant PT Agung Podomoro Land (APL).
The city administration began to evict residents and demolish buildings in Pasar Ikan in Penjaringan subdistrict on Monday as part of the city's revitalization of the North Jakarta coastal area. Local residents whose houses stand on the coastline and are often affected by tides and high waves are mostly fishermen and fish sellers.
"We want to build something similar to Green Bay for the fishermen, poor people and street vendors," Ahok said at City Hall on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
He was referring to Green Bay Pluit, a high-end superblock of residences and commercial areas in Pluit, also in North Jakarta, built by property giant APL, the president director of which, Ariesman Widjaja, has been named by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) a suspect in an alleged bribery case
According to Ahok, the city administration will start installing sheetpile as part of a sea wall in Muara Baru near Pasar Ikan in May to block high waves.
"We want to extend the sea wall to Nizam Zachman Port, covering around 10 to 12 hectares of land. I also want to clear the Pluit Dam area near Pasar Ikan. I want Luar Batang to connect to Muara Baru," the governor explained. (rin)
