Sleman Regent Harda Kiswaya has announced the cancellation of the\nrelocation of Nglarang State Primary School (SDN Nglarang) located in\nTlogoadi Village, Mlati District, which has been affected by the\nYogyakarta-Solo toll road project. The decision follows difficulties in\nsecuring replacement land and budget constraints.<\/p>\n
Harda explained the cancellation decision after consulting with\nvillage officials and relevant departments regarding the ongoing\nchallenges in acquiring replacement land. He emphasised that students\nneed certainty to continue their education comfortably.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ask the village officials to understand the situation.\nAlhamdulillah they did. So we have agreed that the primary school will\nnot be relocated,\u201d Harda said when contacted by journalists on Thursday\n(12 March 2026).<\/p>\n
In addition to the complications surrounding land location, the\nallocated budget of Rp 3.1 billion has proven insufficient for\nreconstruction. Harda stated that the available funds are inadequate to\ncover both land acquisition and building construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis decision is based on current conditions. The replacement land\nhas proven problematic and the budget of Rp 3.1 billion is insufficient\nfor both land and building costs,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Despite the cancellation of relocation, Harda confirmed that the\nschool building will still be reconstructed, as some classrooms have\nbeen damaged by the toll road project and the structure is ageing\nconsiderably, having been originally built as an Emergency School\nbuilding.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will hold meetings soon to determine the remaining land area.\nThen the site plan will be discussed. This is a school building from the\nEmergency School era. It\u2019s very old,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Harda added that the timing of demolition and reconstruction will be\ndiscussed further. Whilst awaiting the new school construction, the toll\nroad contractor will build a temporary school facility to accommodate\nlearning activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are waiting for this process. There was also discussion about the\nlearning process. For the time being, the toll road company (Jasa Marga)\nwill handle construction of a temporary school,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
Nglarang State Primary School has been caught in limbo due to its\nimpact from the national strategic project of the Yogyakarta-Solo Toll\nRoad Package 2.2. Student learning activities have been disrupted by\ndust, noise, and vibrations from heavy equipment operating just metres\naway from classrooms.<\/p>\n
Relocation efforts have been hampered by the status of the\nreplacement land, which is classified as Village Treasury Land (Tanah\nKas Desa) and designated as Protected Agricultural Land (Lahan Sawah\nDilindungi) or Sustainable Food Agricultural Land (Lahan Pertanian\nPangan Berkelanjutan). Previously, Nglarang State Primary School was\nreported to be relocated to village treasury land not far from the\ncurrent building location.<\/p>\n
This information was conveyed by the Sleman Regional Secretariat\nAssistant for Government and Public Welfare, Agung Armawanta. Agung\nexplained that the chosen location would remain in the same hamlet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe land is Village Treasury Land. It covers approximately 4,000\nsquare metres. It\u2019s sufficiently large,\u201d Agung said when contacted by\njournalists on Wednesday (7 January).<\/p>\n
This agreement was reached following lengthy discussions regarding\nthe status of the replacement land. Agung disclosed that a\nrecommendation from the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial\nPlanning\/National Land Agency (ATR\/BPN) requested that alternative\nreplacement land be sought outside of Protected Agricultural Land (Lahan\nSawah Dilindungi) or Sustainable Food Agricultural Land (Lahan Pertanian\nPangan Berkelanjutan) classifications.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nglarang-primary-school-relocation-in-sleman-cancelled-amid-land-and-budget-constraints-1773301984", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }