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Councillors halt reclamation bylaw draft deliberation
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An aerial view of a reclamation project in Jakarta Bay on Dec. 15, 2015. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)
Jakarta councillors decided to again stop deliberation of bylaws on Jakarta Bay reclamation on Wednesday.
The two bylaws are on the North Jakarta coastal spatial plan and the zoning plan on coastal areas and small islands.
"In a meeting [early Wednesday], councillors decided to stick to our April 19 letter stating that deliberation must stop,” said City Council deputy speaker Triwisaksana as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday.
He said the decision was made given that many parties, including the central government, were still examining the project.
Furthermore, fishermen had challenged the reclamation’s legal status, he added.
The councillors decided to stop deliberation last year following a bribery case implicating councillor Muhammad Sanusi and a reclamation developer. However, earlier this year, they agreed to resume discussions, saying the bylaws were needed by the public. (agn)
