All reclamation land allocated

All reclamation land allocated

JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that
the entire 2,700 hectares of land designated for reclamation in
North Jakarta had been parceled out among private and state-owned
developers.

Surjadi said the reclamation project was part of his
administration's "Back to the North" campaign to encourage
development in the northern part of the capital.

He said that North Jakarta was once the main center of
economic activity in Jakarta because of the presence of the Sunda
Kelapa fishing port and Tanjung Priok Port.

"We will transform North Jakarta back into a major business
and recreation center while preserving the various historical
sites in the area," he said.

The administration has imposed restrictions on future
development in South Jakarta, considered a vital water catchment
area for the capital. Before the reclamation idea the city had
directed all new development toward the east and west.

Surjadi said some of the reclamation projects had already
moved beyond reclaiming land and into the physical construction
stage.

Among the contractors licensed are PT Mandira Permai, PT
Manggala Krida Yudha, PT ISMAC, PT Jaladri Karyika Eka Paksi and
PT Kapuk Naga Indah.

Manggala Krida, which is owned by President Soeharto's
youngest daughter Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih, is developing
the Ancol Baru reclamation project in cooperation with
the state-owned port management company PT Pelindo II.

Manggala Krida reclaimed 500 hectares which it is developing
into a business, commercial and residential area.

The Pantai Indah Kapuk waterfront project, carried out by
Mandira Permai, is expected to be finished in 2002.

Another project in Kapuk Naga is reclaiming 674 hectares. The
environmental impact assessment is still being completed. It is
being developed by Kapuk Naga Indah, a subsidiary of the Salim
business group.

Surjadi said the reclamation projects aimed at improving the
city's appearance and boosting the prosperity of Jakartans.

He said the Jakarta Tower, a 558-meter-high project in
Kemayoran district, on which work began this week, was also part
of the administration's program to develop North Jakarta.

The tower would complement the reclamation projects, he said.

When completed, the Jakarta Tower will be the highest such
structure in the world. (07)