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City wants more green space for Monas after shelved revitalization project
The controversial revitalization project in the southern part of Monas is located on a 34.481-ha plot of land or around 0.05 percent of the city’s total green spaces.
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Workers complete the construction of the South Plaza of the National Monument (Monas) project in Jakarta on Jan. 20. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
E
ven though the project to revitalize the National Monument (Monas) complex in Central Jakarta has been halted following public outcry, the Jakarta administration insisted any future development projects of the historic landmark would offer more green spaces.
The 81-hectare complex has become one of the largest urban parks in a city that is suffering from a shortage of green space. Some 450,000 square meters of the Monas landscape is predominantly trees and grass.
The figure represents 0.68 percent of total green open spaces in the capital, which is only at 6.556 ha, or around 10 percent of its land.
The controversial revitalization project in the southern part of Monas is located on 34.481 ha of land or around 0.05 percent of the city’s total green spaces.
The city administration aims to build a paved plaza for ceremonies and other activities, as well as a large pond.
The city administration argued that the project was in accordance with a 1995 Presidential Decree on the development of Jakarta's Medan Merdeka area, claiming that it would bring an even better output as projected in the winning design of a competition held in January 2019.
“Green open spaces in the presidential decree is at 53 percent. The latest gubernatorial regulation sets a higher percentage of 56,” City Secretary Saefullah told reporters on Thursday.
