Traders at Pasar Taman Puring in South Jakarta say they were\nsurprised by plans to relocate them. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said\nthe traders would be moved to a suitable place where they could continue\ndoing business.<\/p>\n
Pramono confirmed that Pasar Taman Puring would be completely\ntransformed into Taman Setara, a park for people with disabilities. The\nJakarta provincial government is still discussing and considering a\nrelocation site for the traders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe of course have to find a place where the traders can continue\ndoing business. That is what is currently under discussion,\u201d Pramono\nsaid after inaugurating a Seventh-day Adventist church in East Jakarta\non Sunday (25 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever the circumstances, especially in the current economic\nclimate, I always think about how the traders can carry on their\nbusinesses as well as possible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Pramono said the plan to build Taman Setara on the Pasar Taman Puring\nsite had been proposed in 2025, when Muhammad Anwar was South Jakarta\nmayor.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, before the new mayor, Mr [Muhammad] Anwar had already proposed\nit to me, and in principle I had approved the idea of redeveloping Taman\nPuring, which had been damaged by fire at the time, and using it\nentirely as a park,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pramono explained that Jakarta already had many parks, but none\nspecifically designed for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cJakarta does not yet have a park for people with disabilities, so\nthis is a key need. Hopefully, we can soon realise Taman Puring as an\ninclusive park,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pasar Taman Puring traders had earlier said they were taken aback by\nreports of a possible relocation to Lenteng Agung, also in South\nJakarta. They hope the market will be redeveloped so that micro, small\nand medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) do not have to move to Teras LA,\nwhich is already occupied by former Pasar Barito traders.<\/p>\n
Asmun, coordinator of the Taman Puring stallholders, said he had\nfirst learned about the proposed move to Lenteng Agung from social media\nreports. At a meeting on Thursday (22 October), South Jakarta municipal\nofficials had not specified where the traders would be relocated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we met the mayor the other day, he did not say where the\nlocation would be. He only said there would be a relocation. I found out\nfrom social media, from a detikcom report, that there was a plan to move\nus to Lenteng Agung,\u201d Asmun told reporters on Saturday (24 October\n2026).<\/p>\n
Asmun said most traders live in Kebayoran Lama and Kebayoran Baru,\nnear Pasar Taman Puring. He said travelling to Lenteng Agung would place\nan additional burden on them in the form of daily transport costs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe traders, along with our fellow stallholders, were all surprised\nbecause Lenteng Agung is far from where we live. It does not seem\nfeasible as a relocation site. As a trader, I would find moving to\nLenteng Agung difficult,\u201d Asmun said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe daily journey would take quite a distance, and the\nback-and-forth travel costs would not be small, including when opening\nand closing [the stalls],\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/taman-puring-traders-surprised-by-relocation-plan-as-pramono-promises-suitable-trading-space-1792914671", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }