Move 'Kramat Tunggak' to a coastal area: Mayor
Move 'Kramat Tunggak' to a coastal area: Mayor
JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayor has suggested that the
11-hectare Kramat Tunggak red-light district be relocated to a
coastal area in the Jakarta Bay reclamation project instead of
Rawa Malang in Cilincing, North Jakarta.
"I think it is most logical that the prostitutes at the red-
light district be moved to a coastal area at the reclamation
project," Suprawito told reporters at City Hall yesterday.
He said that the most suitable location for the relocation of
the largest red-light district in the city is the coastal area
bordering the township of Bekasi in West Java.
Suprawito said he did not agree with a proposal raised by a
city councilor that the complex be relocated to Rawa Malang, in
Cilincing. "Rawa Malang is also located near crowded residential
areas," he argued.
Atje Muljadi, the chairman of the City Council's commission E
in charge of public welfare, urged the city administration
recently to speed up the relocation of the Kramat Tunggak
prostitution complex since its existence can no longer be
accepted by people living nearby..
When the red-light district was officially opened in 1972 as a
women's rehabilitation center, it was situated in an isolated
area, far away from housing complexes. However the rapid growth
of the city has caused housing complexes to be built around the
area.
The district is home to 1,850 prostitutes and is the only red-
light complex controlled by the City Administration.
Based on the results of a recent study conducted by the City
Social Service Office in cooperation with University of
Indonesia, Atje said the 20-hectare Rawa Malang was the most
appropriate site for the prostitutes.
Suprawito refused to clarify when the relocation process would
be carried out.
He said for the time being, business runs as usual at Kramat
Tunggak pending the final decision to be made by the governor on
the definite relocation site.
The mayoralty is planning to turn the district into a
residential complex.(32)