128 Households on Pegadungan Cemetery Land Relocated, Some Move to Rental Flats

The West Jakarta City Government carried out the second phase of relocation for 128 households affected by the eviction on public cemetery land in Pegadungan and Kamal sub-districts, Kalideres, on Monday (30/3/2026).

West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah stated that this relocation is part of efforts to return the land, owned by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, to its designated function as a public cemetery.

“Today, we are carrying out the second phase of relocation for the affected residents, who have previously gone through data collection, socialisation, and consultation processes,” said Iin in her speech at the Tegal Alur Christian Cemetery, on Monday.

In detail, 103 households are from Kamal sub-district and 25 from Pegadungan sub-district.

Of this number, 17 households were relocated to several rental flats (rusunawa), while the other 111 households underwent independent relocation.

The targeted flats are Rusunawa PIK Pegadungan, Rusunawa Pesakih, Rusunawa Tegal Alur, Rusunawa Rawa Buaya, and Rusunawa Nagrak.

“We hope that with this placement in the flats, you can enjoy a better living environment, with easier access to public facilities such as education, health, and transportation,” said Iin.

Iin also mentioned that with the relocation process underway, the function of the public cemetery land can now return to normal.

At the same location, the Assistant for Economy and Development of West Jakarta City, Imron Sjahrin, explained that the land cleared of settlements is an asset owned by the DKI Jakarta Parks and City Forest Service (Tamhut), namely SHP 484.

“This land is planned to be re-functioned as public cemetery land and was previously occupied by 128 households,” said Imron.

“Meanwhile, 89 of those households were relocated independently, and there are also 8 households that we transported, moved, and delivered to Indramayu (West Java), to their home villages,” said Imron.

Upon arrival at the flats, the residents can immediately occupy their respective units because the key handover process has been completed.

A total of 26 open-bed trucks and seven buses were deployed to transport the residents along with their belongings during the relocation process.