Bekasi Mayor Requests West Java Governor's Assistance to Expedite Municipal and Regental Asset Separation
Bekasi Mayor Tri Adhianto Tjahyono hopes that West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi’s administrative expertise can help expedite the resolution of asset separation between Bekasi City Government and Bekasi Regency Government to enable more optimal management of boundary areas.
Tri first expressed appreciation for the various support provided by the West Java Provincial Government towards development in Bekasi City, ranging from the development of the Kalimalang tourism area, normalisation of Bekasi River which resulted in reduced flood inundation, to fiscal assistance for the construction of the western side of Jalan Perjuangan road in North Bekasi.
He also appreciated West Java Provincial Government support in the asset separation process between PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi and Tirta Patriot as a step to strengthen clean water services for the community.
The mayor stated that there remain assets belonging to the city government that are administratively located in Bekasi Regency territory, and vice versa. For this reason, he hopes that an asset swap scheme can be implemented to enable more appropriate management according to each region’s administrative territory.
“In line with the spirit of accelerating development, there is one historic task requiring the cold hand touch of the Governor, namely accelerating asset separation between Bekasi City and Bekasi Regency,” said Tri in a statement on Wednesday (11 March).
According to him, organisation through an asset swap mechanism will make services to the community more accessible and infrastructure maintenance can be carried out optimally by each local government.
Impacting development in boundary areas
Tri also emphasised that this asset issue directly impacts development in boundary areas such as Medan Satria, North Bekasi, East Bekasi, Bantargebang, and Mustikajaya, particularly in flood management programmes.
He cited an example of embankment construction that frequently stalls when entering boundary areas due to differences in authority over asset management and territory.
“Often embankment construction is completed on one side of a region, but when it enters another administrative boundary it comes to a halt. Yet water flow does not recognise territorial boundaries,” he explained.
For this reason, the mayor hopes that with support and coordination from the governor, the asset separation issue can be resolved promptly so that infrastructure development can proceed more effectively and boundary areas are no longer overlooked regions but rather become symbols of harmonious development in West Java.