Analysis on Kapuk given to governor

Analysis on Kapuk given to governor

JAKARTA (JP): PT Mandira Permai, developer of the Pantai Indah
Kapuk waterfront complex, handed over its environmental impact
study on the project to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday.

The study was handed over by Budi Nurwono, the company's
director, during a meeting at City Hall.

"The study, prepared by PT Reptikon and revised by the
Environmental Impact Analysis Commission, was finished on May 5.
Today it was given to the governor," Budi said.

"At the end of this month we are scheduled to sign a written
agreement which will enable us to handle the project," he said,
referring to an undertaking the company is required to give that
the project will be carried out in accordance with the findings
of the study. The agreement will enable the city administration
to act if the developer fails to fulfill its obligations.

Thirty-one parts of the study were amended by the commission
and the developer has to comply with the revised version, Budi
said.

The Pantai Indah Kapuk waterfront project, parts of which are
already under construction, has been accused of causing flooding
of the toll road which leads to Soekarno-Hatta Airport. Critics
say the flooding has been caused by the reclamation, by PT
Mandara Permai, of a nearby swamp area. It is also feared that
the project will damage a protected mangrove forest in North
Jakarta.

"In order to prevent flooding of the toll road, right now PT
Mandara is constructing a two-kilometer ditch," Budi said.

"We have also appointed Nedeco, a consulting firm from the
Netherlands, to handle the water management of the project. We
all know that the Netherlands has a lot of experience in managing
water," he said.

Budi said that the governor had underlined the importance of
constructing a flood-control system.

"The flood-control system will be finished by the end of this
year at the latest," Budi said.

The Pantai Indah Kapuk waterfront complex is located on 800
hectares of land. Forty percent of the area is earmarked for the
construction of a housing complex, while the remainder is to be
used for open spaces, including a golf course.(31)