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        "id": 1601855,
        "msgid": "illegal-structures-behind-plaza-indonesia-removed-and-land-returned-to-original-use-1773132808",
        "date": "2026-03-10 14:50:19",
        "title": "Illegal Structures Behind Plaza Indonesia Removed and Land Returned to Original Use",
        "author": "Fitria Chusna Farisa",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Jakarta authorities demolished 31 illegal structures along Kebon Kacang Street behind Plaza Indonesia over two days in March 2026, with the aim of restoring the area to its original function. Tanah Abang Sub-district Head Dwiarti Indriani Utami stated that the area would be returned to its proper use, whether as pedestrian walkways or roads, with no relocation assistance provided to illegal street vendors and informal parking attendants who operated there without permits. The demolition follows a socialisation campaign and represents a significant disruption to the livelihoods of informal workers who had depended on the area for years.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Thirty-one illegal structures behind Plaza Indonesia along\nKebon Kacang Street 30 in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, have been\ndemolished over a two-day period from Monday 9 March to Tuesday 10 March\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>Tanah Abang Sub-district Head Dwiarti Indriani Utami stated that\nfollowing the demolition of the illegal structures, the area would be\nrestored to its original function. \u201cThe Governor\u2019s directive is to\nreturn it as empty land, restoring its original function. If it was a\npedestrian walkway, it returns to being a pedestrian walkway; if it was\na road, it returns to its proper function,\u201d said Dwiarti when met at\nKebon Kacang Street 30 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Dwiarti acknowledged that the enforcement action at this location\nrepresents a significant challenge. Illegal parking and structures had\nbecome a source of livelihood for local residents.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dwiarti, the demolition of illegal structures had been\nsocialised the previous week, ensuring that food vendors who typically\nsold at the location were aware they could no longer operate there.\n\u201cThere is no relocation to other areas, because we do not recommend it.\nThey were trading illegally without permits and building without\npermission,\u201d explained Dwiarti. \u201cSo when we restore the function, they\nmust accept it. Because there is nothing we are asking of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dwiarti revealed that the informal parking attendants (jukir) at the\nlocation had previously expressed resistance to the enforcement. The\nparking attendants stated that illegal parking behind Plaza Indonesia\nhad been a source of income for them for many years. \u201cThis is also a\nshock therapy for them, a surprise that they can no longer seek\nadditional income,\u201d clarified Dwiarti. \u201cThere was some negative feedback\ndirected at us, but we have managed it so far. So for now we are still\nfocusing on driving them out; it is still an enforcement phase,\u201d she\nadded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/illegal-structures-behind-plaza-indonesia-removed-and-land-returned-to-original-use-1773132808",
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