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Anies reasserts he will stop Jakarta Bay reclamation
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Construction is seen on the reclaimed islet D in the Jakarta Bay on March 15. (Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga)
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akarta Governor Anies Baswedan has given assurances that development of reclaimed islands in Jakarta Bay will not continue as the multibillion-dollar project is not included in the 2018-2022 mid-term regional development plan (RPJMD).
“You can see clearly that the reclamation project is not included in the RPJMD. It means that [continuing the project] is not a part of our plan,” Anies said after the City Council passed a bylaw on the 2018-2022 RPJMD on Tuesday.
The governor added that islets that had already been established would be used for the benefit of Jakartans. He did not elaborate.
Anies and his deputy Sandiaga Uno pledged during their gubernatorial election campaign last year to stop the development of the controversial project, claiming that it would cause environmental damage.
Previously, Anies scrapped from the City Council’s priority list the deliberations of two draft bylaws on the reclamation, namely those on the Jakarta north coast strategic area spatial plan and the zoning plan on coastal areas and small islands.
