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Jakarta reclamation’s islet G to be stopped
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Buildings have been constructed on islet D. The developer of the islet is PT Kapuk Naga Indah, a subsidiary company of Agung Sedayu Group, which has constructed some buildings upon the reclaimed land without a license to build (IMB). (thejakartapost.com/Callistasia Anggun Wijaya)
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reclamation investigation team has demanded PT Muara Wisesa Samudra, a subsidiary of developer PT Agung Podomoro Land, to stop developing its man-made islet on the North Jakarta Bay permanently.
The decision was announced by Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli after he held a meeting related to the project with the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, Environment and Forestry Ministry, Transportation Ministry and the Jakarta administration on Thursday.
The institutions previously established a joint team to investigate irregularities in Jakarta’s reclamation project, which is currently being halted because of overlapping regulations, as well as reports of environmental damages.
"The joint team concluded that islet G has committed gross violations as it is built above sea electricity wires and among ship lanes. We decided that the development of the islet has to be stopped from now on,” Rizal said, referring to Muara’s islet, known as islet G. The islet was being classified for having grossly violated regulations, he added, meaning that islet G had endangered the environment, other strategic vital projects and ship traffic.
Aside from such violations, the joint team also classified two other breaches, which they deemed minor and light, Rizal declared. "Islet C, D, and N can still be developed but they have to reconstruct the islets, as they were built without following the initial reclamation plan,” Rizal said, pointing out that the team considered the three new-built islets had committed minor violations that could be corrected.
Islet C and D belong to PT Kapuk Naga Indah, a subsidiary company of Agung Sedayu, while Islet N is owned by State-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo). (dmr)
