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esidents of Kampung Akuarium in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, have had countless meetings discussing the fate of their settlement since a forced eviction in 2016.
Indonesia's 75th Independence Day on Monday seemed to mark a turning point for the residents, because on the occasion, the Jakarta administration held a groundbreaking ceremony to reconstruct Kampung Akuarium despite controversies surrounding the project's legality.
Kampung Akuarium is among 21 kampungs prioritized for revitalization in Jakarta under Governor Anies Baswedan.
The residents’ future home in Kampung Akuarium will be very different to their previous settlement of predominantly landed houses in informal urban settings. They have decided to rebuild the area with a kampung susun (vertical village) concept.
