Ministry OKs Cipasera municipality<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang<\/p>\n
A study by the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that the districts
\nof Ciputat, Pamulang, Serpong, Pondok Aren, Cisauk and
\nPagedangan, collectively known as Cipasera, have met the
\nrequirements to become a separate regency from Tangerang, Banten.<\/p>\n
Djoko, one of those who carried out the study, said the six
\ndistricts had a score of 3,280, significantly higher than the
\n2,228 required by Government Regulation No. 121\/2000.<\/p>\n
The score is an accumulative score of 40 variables of public
\nfacilities and their ratio in comparison with the total
\npopulation in the area. The 40 variables include empty land,
\ntelephone network, electricity supply, hospitals, public health
\ncenters, roads, schools, public transportation, resident's
\nincome, social organizations, the arts, as well as cultural and
\ntourism potential.<\/p>\n
Public pressure has been increasing for the establishment of
\nthe Cipasera regency, but Tangerang regent Ismet Iskandar has
\nstrongly rejected the idea, arguing that the six districts were
\nnot ready to become an independent regency.<\/p>\n
Ismet, instead, planned to establish two municipalities --
\nCiputat and Serpong -- by 2010. Under his plan, the Ciputat
\nmunicipality would cover Ciputat, Pamulang and Pondok Aren
\ndistricts, while Serpong would cover Serpong, Cisauk and
\nPegedangan districts.<\/p>\n
Responding to people's demand, the Ministry of Home Affairs
\ndecided to conduct a study on whether or not the six districts
\nwere ready to become an independent regency.<\/p>\n
Hidayat Suhali, secretary-general of the Joint Committee for
\nthe Establishment of Cipasera Municipality (Komber) said that the
\nfinding meant that the six districts were more suited to being
\nmerged into a regency than into two new towns as suggested by
\nRegent Ismet.<\/p>\n
"If Ciputat, Pamulang and Pondok Aren are merged into a new
\nmunicipality, there will be no more empty land that can be used
\nsince the three districts have developed business and residential
\nhousing areas, whereas empty land is still available in Serpong,
\nCisauk and Pagedangan," he told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Tangerang regency has a total of 26 districts including
\nCiputat, Pamulang, Serpong, Pondok Aren, Pagedangan and Cisauk.<\/p>\n
The six districts contribute up to 40 percent of the regency's
\nRp 370 billion annual revenue.<\/p>\n
Komber, whose members comprise social organizations, religious
\ngroups, academicians, professionals and businessmen, submitted on
\nWednesday the result of the study to Tangerang council's special
\ncommittee in charge of looking into the possibility of
\nestablishing an independent Cipasera regency.<\/p>\n
Any move to set up a separate Cipasera regency, however, would
\nhave to get the nod from Regent Ismet.<\/p>\n
Margiono, chairman of the coordinating body (Bakor) for the
\nestablishment of Cipasera regency, said Bakor and Komber
\nappreciated the council's response to people's demand for a new
\nregency.<\/p>\n
"We hope that the special committee will really look into the
\nresults of the study and follow it up soon so that the new
\nmunicipality can be formed in 2006," he said.<\/p>\n
Councillor Abdul Muin Basuni, who chaired the special
\ncommittee promised that he and 23 other committee members would
\ndiscuss the study as soon as possible.<\/p>",
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