`Jakarta, Botabek inseparable'

`Jakarta, Botabek inseparable'

Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that various
problems faced by Jakarta could not be solved by the city
administration because the capital city is inseparable with
surrounding areas.

"The problems of the city are closely related to urbanization
and the progress of development in the buffer zone areas (Bogor,
Tangerang and Bekasi)," Surjadi said.

He made the statement during the opening of a one day workshop
entitled The Spatial Urban Arrangement for Metropolis and Its
Problems at the City Hall.

He said that to tackle the problem of urbanization Jakarta
must cooperate with other provinces in general and with Bogor,
Tangerang and Bekasi (Botabek) in particular.

Jakarta and Botabek are physically, economically and socially
inseparable, Surjadi said, because Botabek functions as a
supporting area for Jakarta.

Any transportation, housing, industrial, educational and other
developments, including the development of water sources and
their distribution must be jointly planned and formulated, he
added. (arf)