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        "id": 1603749,
        "msgid": "bandung-city-regional-council-prepares-20-year-population-development-roadmap-1773197609",
        "date": "2026-03-11 09:10:19",
        "title": "Bandung City Regional Council Prepares 20-Year Population Development Roadmap",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Bandung City Regional Council (DPRD) is discussing a Regional Regulation draft on the Grand Design of Population Development for 2025\u20132045, intended as a strategic framework for long-term city planning. The regulation addresses not only population growth but also human resource quality improvement, population distribution, and regional capacity to support community activities. Regional authorities emphasise the necessity for comprehensive planning to prevent future challenges including overcrowding, infrastructure strain, and complex social problems.",
        "content": "<p>The Bandung City Regional Council (DPRD) is currently discussing a\nRegional Regulation draft (Raperda) concerning the Grand Design of\nPopulation Development 2025\u20132045. This regulation is being prepared as a\nstrategic measure to structure the city\u2019s long-term future.<\/p>\n<p>The Raperda is designed as a 20-year population development roadmap.\nBeyond addressing population growth, the policy also focuses on\nimproving human resource quality, population distribution, and the\nregion\u2019s capacity to accommodate community activities.<\/p>\n<p>Andri Gunawan, Chair of the Special Committee (Pansus) 11 of the\nBandung City Regional Council, emphasised that city development should\nnot focus solely on short-term needs. According to him, a city the size\nof Bandung requires careful planning to remain a comfortable place to\nlive for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe often focus too much on today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s needs. What is\nmore important is ensuring this city remains a suitable place to live\nfor our grandchildren,\u201d said Andri Gunawan on Saturday, 28 February\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating Population Problems<\/p>\n<p>Andri explained that without comprehensive population planning,\nvarious problems could emerge in the future. These range from increasing\npopulation density and pressure on city infrastructure to the emergence\nof increasingly complex social issues.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, Pansus 11 is encouraging the involvement of all\nstakeholders in drafting the regulation. Cross-sector collaboration is\nconsidered important so that the grand design developed becomes not\nmerely a planning document, but a genuine guide for the city\u2019s\ndevelopment direction.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, discussions on the Grand Design for Population Development\n2025\u20132045 Raperda continue to be refined. The DPRD hopes that this\nregulation will serve as a strategic foundation for sustainable\ndevelopment in Bandung over the next two decades.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bandung-city-regional-council-prepares-20-year-population-development-roadmap-1773197609",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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