Botabek expected to support Jakarta

Botabek expected to support Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): West Java Governor R. Nuriana expressed hope on
Monday that Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Botabek) would be
appointed supporting regions in Jakarta's efforts to become a
service city.

"That will give equal treatment to both (Jakarta and Botabek)
areas," said Nuriana.

The three regencies, known as Botabek, outline the suburbs of
South, West and East Jakarta respectively.

"Bekasi and Tangerang provide Jakarta with housing complexes
and industrial estates. They also provide water sources for the
city," Nuriana was quoted by Antara as saying.

"Bogor, on the other hand, serves as a water catchment area
for Jakarta. It provides the city with residential complexes and
agricultural areas," Nuriana said.

Nuriana was making a speech at a ceremony held in Bekasi where
the Jakarta city administration, represented by Governor Surjadi
Soedirdja, symbolically delivered ten projects it financed and
completed within the three regencies.

The ten projects included five road improvement projects, the
greening of severely eroded land, the construction of two senior
high school buildings and a multipurpose building.

In response to Nuriana's speech, Surjadi said that from the
viewpoint of regional planning, the planning of Jakarta could not
be separated from that of Botabek.

"This is clear from the plan to develop the Jakarta-Bogor-
Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabotabek) mass rapid transport system and
other spatial planning," Surjadi added.

"Jakarta is inseparable from Botabek and vice versa.
Dramatically speaking, the two need each other, long for each
other and nurture each other," said the Jakarta governor.

On the occasion, Nuriana asked the city administration to warn
Jakartans who move residences to Botabek areas to also change
their Jakarta ID cards with those of their respective Botabek
areas.

Earlier last Saturday in Bandung Nuriana and Surjadi signed a
joint regulation on the organization, structure and job
description of the Jabotabek Development Cooperating Agency
(BKSP). (arf)