Not Yet Completed, Kalimalang Water Tourism Containers Targeted by Vandals

BEKASI, KOMPAS.com — A number of containers that will be used as business tenants in the Kalimalang Water Tourism area, in South Bekasi District, Bekasi City, West Java, have become targets of vandalism (the act of damaging and defacing public property or facilities) by unknown individuals. According to Kompas.com at the site, at least three containers located beneath the Becakayu Toll Road appear to have been spray-painted black. The vandalism graffiti covers the exterior of the blue containers recently installed in the area of the tourism development project. In addition to the containers, several parts of the project walls around the location are also suspected to have been defaced. Nevertheless, the vandalism is suspected to have occurred at night when the site is quieter and less supervised. The Kalimalang Tourism security guard, Fadil, suspects the act was carried out by several youths who frequently gather around the site at night. According to Fadil, the vandalism had only occurred since the containers were placed in the Kalimalang area. “This graffiti happened only two days ago. Perhaps they were just fooling around,” he said. As a precaution to prevent similar incidents, the operators plan to install a fencing around the project area. He admitted that up to now the security at the site remains limited because the number of security guards on duty is not large. “There isn’t tight security yet, it’s still normal. The guards are guarding it too,” he said. For information, the Kalimalang Water Tourism project is currently facing a number of construction obstacles. “This is not only the impact of the global war, but the weather was quite extreme in March and April, so the work could not proceed optimally,” said David when speaking to Kompas.com, on Tuesday (19/5/2026). According to David, these conditions have meant that several tourist facilities cannot be completed according to the initial target, which was planned to be finished in May 2026 and has now been pushed back to August 2026.