Jakarta Bay developers want official go-ahead for project<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Some developers joining the ongoing reclamation
\nproject, which covers 2,700 hectares in Jakarta Bay, asked
\nyesterday for legal assurance that the project will continue.<\/p>\n
A representative of PT Manggala Krida Yudha (MKY) said his
\ncompany had been encountering an overlap in the project's
\nsupervision since it joined the venture.<\/p>\n
\"Before the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 52\/1995, which
\nstates the supervision and control of the reclamation project is
\nin the hands of the city administration, an overlap emerged among
\nsome of the ministries involved in this project,\" an executive of
\nMKY, who asked for anonymity, told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
\"But our intention is to make things work among all parties
\ninvolved. That is why we signed an agreement with both sides --
\nthe state-owned port management company, PT Pelindo II, as a
\nrepresentative of the Ministry of Transportation, and BP Pantura
\n(Jakarta Bay Supervision Board) for the municipality,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The city councilors have urged the Ministry of Transportation
\nto hand over the control and supervision of the project to the
\ncity administration to speed up construction.<\/p>\n
Based on the presidential decree, the municipality has the
\nlegal support of a \"superior law\" to run the project, the
\ncouncilors said.<\/p>\n
However, some developers have signed agreements with the
\nMinistry of Transportation, which oversees waters near the
\nTanjung Priok Port, through Pelindo II.<\/p>\n
\"We made a deal with Pelindo II before the presidential decree
\nwas issued,\" the executive said.<\/p>\n
\"Why? Because according to the existing rules jointly signed
\nby three ministries in 1972, the sea on which our project (Ancol
\nBaru) is developed, is part of the Ministry of Transportation's
\nauthority.\"<\/p>\n
MKY has been allowed to reclaim 500 hectares under the project
\nand will manage 375 hectares while its partner, Pelindo II, has
\ncontrol of the remaining 125 hectares.<\/p>\n
\"(The councilors) cannot just order us to cancel the agreement
\nwith Pelindo II,\" he said. \"Is everything canceled just because
\nthere is a higher law, without caring about what was done
\nearlier?<\/p>\n
\"We (the developers) need legal assurance because this problem
\nwill affect the reclamation project in the future,\" he said.<\/p>\n
MKY also signed a development agreement with BP Pantura last
\nmonth regarding its obligation to build social and public
\nfacilities within its 375-hectare plot.<\/p>\n
The MKY executive said BP Pantura was a new institution --
\nestablished in 1995 -- so it was having some difficulty adjusting
\nto the other related parties that have been involved in the
\nproject for longer.<\/p>\n
\"In fact, it is hard even to meet officials of BP Pantura, who
\nare mostly new and not as professional as, for instance,
\nofficials of Pelindo II, who have experience in managing the
\nJakarta Bay area.<\/p>\n
\"The board is practically left with nothing to do. Land use,
\nfor example, is managed by the National Land Agency (BPN), while
\nthe sea is managed by the Ministry of Transportation.<\/p>\n
\"So there should be clearer authority and consolidation,\" he
\nsaid. \"Don't just sacrifice the existing agreements because the
\nmunicipality wants to increase its authority.\"<\/p>\n
An executive of another developer, which reclaims a western
\npart of the bay, said yesterday that his company was also
\nencountering difficulties because of the overlapping.<\/p>\n
\"We're confused. Actually, who is in charge of what? We are
\njust businessmen who are trying to complete our project. I hope
\n(the ministry and the municipality) will settle this matter soon,
\nso we can continue the project,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the bay's reclamation was not a cheap project and
\nurged parties and institutions involved not to be arrogant.<\/p>\n
\"It needs good coordination among the parties to make the
\nproject work,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The developers are reportedly waiting for a final decision
\nfrom the government to settle the dispute. (07)<\/p>",
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