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Jakarta yet to make man-made islets accessible to public, activists say
Jakpro is tasked with managing public facilities on the islets, according to a gubernatorial regulation.
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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (left) leads a flag-raising ceremony during Indonesia's 74th Independence Day on the reclaimed islet D, now known as Maju Beach on Aug. 17. (JP/Narabeto Korohama)
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lmost a year after the Jakarta administration appointed city-owned developer PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) to manage three artificial islets in Jakarta Bay, the administration has yet to show its commitment to opening up the islets for public use, with regulations only benefitting the private developers, activists from the Save Jakarta Bay Coalition have said.
Elisa Sutanudjaja from the Rujak Center for Urban Studies criticized Jakpro for not opening the islets to the public, despite a gubernatorial regulation issued in November last year stipulating that it do so.
According to the regulation, Jakpro is tasked with managing 5 percent of the islets to be used for public purposes and coastal communities affected by the projects.
The regulation was issued after Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revoked reclamation project permits, except for islets C, D, G, and N, which had been completed or partially completed by the time of the permit revocation.
PT Kapuk Naga Indah, a subsidiary of property giant PT Agung Sedayu Group, is the developer of islets C and D, now called Kita Beach and Maju Beach.
PT Muara Wisesa Samudara, a subsidiary of PT Kencana Unggul Sukses, owned by PT Agung Podmoro Land, developed islet G, now called Bersama Beach, which has not been fully constructed.
Meanwhile, state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II developed islet N, aimed to facilitate the expansion of Tanjung Priok Port.
