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        "id": 1631436,
        "msgid": "protect-your-land-how-to-install-boundary-markers-to-avoid-disputes-1774277476",
        "date": "2026-03-23 21:00:00",
        "title": "Protect Your Land: How to Install Boundary Markers to Avoid Disputes",
        "author": "Hilda B Alexander",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning\/National Land Agency (ATR\/BPN) is promoting the Gemapatas programme to encourage landowners to install physical boundary markers, aiming to prevent land disputes and ensure legal certainty. According to Shamy Ardian, Head of Public Relations and Protocol at the ministry, maintaining boundaries helps avoid conflicts with neighbours, protects ownership rights, facilitates transactions and inheritance, and prevents legal issues, as regulated under Government Regulation No. 24 of 1997 on Land Registration. The installation process requires coordination with adjacent neighbours, using durable materials like concrete or iron pipes, followed by official measurement by BPN officials.",
        "content": "<p>Land disputes often stem from unclear ownership boundaries. Many\nlandowners fail to install physical boundary markers, making them\nvulnerable to shifts or unilateral claims. To address this issue and\nensure legal certainty, the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial\nPlanning\/National Land Agency (ATR\/BPN) is intensifying the Gemapatas\nprogramme for installing land boundary markers. This programme is not\nmerely advisory but a crucial requirement in the land certification\nprocess. Head of Public Relations and Protocol at the Ministry of\nATR\/BPN, Shamy Ardian, stated that boundary markers, commonly known as\npatok, offer numerous benefits. \u201cWhy must land boundaries be maintained?\nWe need to safeguard land boundaries to prevent conflicts with\nneighbours, protect ownership rights, facilitate sales and inheritance,\nand avoid legal problems,\u201d Shamy said, as quoted by Kompas.com on Monday\n(23\/3\/2026). Shamy explained that determining the location and\nboundaries of land is an essential requirement in the land parcel\nmeasurement process for registration purposes. This is regulated under\nGovernment Regulation No.\u00a024 of 1997 on Land Registration. Installing\nmarkers cannot be done arbitrarily. There are several stages and\nrequirements that must be met. Before installing markers, landowners\nmust coordinate and obtain approval from directly adjacent neighbours.\nThis is important to avoid disputes from the outset. The approval\nprocess should ideally be done in writing or witnessed by the local\nRT\/RW head. Landowners can perform independent measurements based on\ninformation from old certificates or other documents. However, official\nmeasurements must still be conducted by BPN officials. The markers used\nmust be strong and durable. Therefore, the use of concrete markers, iron\npipes, or sturdy planted ulin wood is recommended. Markers must be\ninstalled at every corner of the land boundary. After the markers are\ninstalled and approved by neighbours, BPN officials will visit the site\nto conduct official measurements.<\/p>",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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