Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Jelambar Sub-district officials said a\ntelecommunications tower, or Base Transceiver Station (BTS), standing\nabout 32 metres tall in RW 03 on Jalan Hemat, Jelambar, Grogol\nPetamburan, West Jakarta, has yet to receive a permit from the West\nJakarta City Sub-agency for Human Settlements, Spatial Planning and Land\nAffairs (Sudin Citata).<\/p>\n
Jelambar Sub-district Head Pradista Machdala Putra said officials\nwere surprised to learn that the signal-boosting tower, owned by a\ntelecommunications provider, had already been erected in a residential\nneighbourhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tower is already standing, but it has not received a permit from\nCitata,\u201d Pradista said when contacted in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n
The tower was built on land belonging to a resident under a private\nagreement, prompting opposition from people living nearby.<\/p>\n
In addition to concerns about permits, residents have complained that\nthe tower is taller than originally described and that construction\nwaste has been left strewn around the site.<\/p>\n
The sub-district office has facilitated mediation involving\nrepresentatives of the provider, residents and the Grogol Petamburan\ndistrict office of Sudin Citata.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, residents opposed to the tower were gathering\nsignatures for a petition calling for its removal.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the head of the sub-district, we have to accommodate residents,\nas some oppose it. Bureaucratically, a petition is being prepared so\nthat the tower can be taken down,\u201d Pradista said.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents are asking why a tall tower suddenly appeared. It has not\nreceived a permit from Citata, yet it has already been erected,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, RW 03 head Suyanto said the construction had raised\nquestions among residents because no detailed explanation of the\nspecifications or plans had been provided from the outset, including the\nfact that it would reach 32 metres.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe explanation was not like that. As the RW head, I only deal with\nmatters when residents ask for permission; that is all. Before going\nahead, I also asked them to coordinate with the sub-district office,\u201d\nSuyanto said.<\/p>\n
He added that he was seeking to keep the situation in RW 03 calm and\ncontinued to facilitate dialogue between the parties.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the RW head, I have to remain neutral and cannot take sides,\nbecause the person who requested permission is also a resident,\u201d Suyanto\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said local community officials and the sub-district office had\nscheduled further mediation to discuss residents\u2019 opposition and the\ntower\u2019s impact on the surrounding area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are still some discussions with residents, and another\nmediation meeting is planned,\u201d Suyanto added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/32-metre-bts-tower-in-jelambar-reportedly-lacks-city-planning-permit-1792144423", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }