Councill probes Mangga Dua Square<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The City Council said over the weekend that in the construction
\nof Mangga Dua Square (MDS) wholesale center in Pademangan
\ndistrict, North Jakarta a bylaw on public order had been
\nviolated.<\/p>\n
\"We want to know the legal grounds for the conversion of a
\nstreet alongside Ciliwung river into a parking lot for the
\nwholesale center,\" said Rois Hadayana Syaugie of the council's
\nCommission A during a hearing with officials from the North
\nJakarta administration last Friday.<\/p>\n
Commission A oversees administration, security and public
\norder, and government affairs in the capital.<\/p>\n
Rois said that according to Bylaw No. 11\/1988 on public
\norder, construction alongside rivers is prohibited, including on
\nstreets.<\/p>\n
He said the 13-meter-long street by Ciliwung river was vital
\nin flood mitigation and monitoring.<\/p>\n
Councillor Vike Very Ponto said the developer had built no
\npublic facilities near the wholesale center.<\/p>\n
\"The developer should build supporting facilities for the
\npublic, like pedestrian bridges so that people can safely cross
\nJl. Gunung Sahari,\" Vike said.<\/p>\n
He said the council had received complaints from residents
\nover the increased number of traffic accidents near the wholesale
\ncenter as the developer had raised only one lane of the two-lane
\nroad and had not built a pedestrian bridge.<\/p>\n
Another councillor Perdata Tambunan said residents had also
\ncomplained the raised lane and higher level of the center made
\nthe area prone to flooding.<\/p>\n
Commission A had told the management of Mangga Dua Square to
\ndelay the opening of the center last July 18, but the demand was
\nignored.<\/p>\n
North Jakarta administration secretary Asri Ilyas, however,
\ndenied the allegations, citing that Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso had
\napproved the development.<\/p>\n
\"The use of the space on the riverbank for parking, for
\ninstance, was authorized in a gubernatorial decree,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The management of Mangga Dua Square was not present at the
\nhearing.<\/p>\n
\"The board of directors did not show up as they were very
\nbusy,\" said MDS public relations manager AJ Sutaktanto.<\/p>\n
Councillor Thamrin was critical of the directors' absence,
\ncalling it a \"contempt of their summonses\".<\/p>\n
The commission has rescheduled for Wednesday the hearing with
\nthe MDS directors.<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/councill-probes-mangga-dua-square-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}