Jakarta's parking

Jakarta's parking
problem continues

From Warta Kota

The voucher system applied to on-street parking in Jakarta
lately has failed. According to reports, a deficit of more than
Rp 240 million has been incurred in the last two months and the
salaries for parking officers remain uncertain.

In my observation, the Jakarta provincial administration has
never considered the matter in a thorough and integrated manner,
while the mentality of its executing agency should be doubted.
Jakarta's parking service revenue has always failed to reach its
annual target worth tens of billions of rupiah, while the
potential for this income is really great.

The parking officers in charge apparently are not well
prepared to use their equipment, thus creating confusion in
providing their service. If this continues unsettled, what
happens will only be a waste of funds.

I agree with the idea of making a proper audit of the Jakarta
Parking Management Agency, which cooperates with PT Adiwara
Sembada as its operating partner, and selecting partner firms
tightly to ensure public orientation. On the whole, the Jakarta
administration should work more professionally next time.

ZULKIFLI HASSAN
Jakarta