Questioned raised over Ancol reclamation work
Questioned raised over Ancol reclamation work
JAKARTA (JP): A member of the City Council questioned
yesterday a reclamation project being conducted along the East
Ancol shoreline, North Jakarta, by a private company because the
work is being done at a time when a decree on reclamation in the
area is still being deliberated.
Lukman F. Mokoginta, chairman of the Indonesian Democratic
Party faction of the council, said that it is important for the
city administration to clarify whether or not this particular
section of coast is included in the city's large-scale land
reclamation project.
PT Manggala Karya Yudha started the first phase of its
reclamation project to reclaim a total of 500 hectares of
shoreline in east Ancol on Thursday. The first phase will create
about 75 hectare of land.
The reclamation work is being conducted in cooperation with
state-owned port managing company PT Pelindo II and is expected
to be completed within 12 years.
Out of the 500-hectare reclamation project, about 125 hectares
will be used by PT Pelindo to expand its port complex, while the
remaining 325 hectares will be used by PT Manggala Karya Yudha
for the establishment of a business center and residential area.
"We want to know whether it is part of the city's project,
because currently we are still preparing the decree on land
reclamation," Lukman said.
He said that the explanation is badly needed to avoid
confusion among the public.
Lukman said that the deliberation of the decree, which will
regulate every aspect in the reclamation project, called the new
waterfront city, ranging from its city planning to the
establishment of an authority in charge its management, is
expected to be completed within one month.
Meanwhile, City Secretary's Assistant for Development
Administration Prawoto Danoemihardjo said that the project which
has been started and the city's program will be integrated.
"Of course PT Mandala's reclamation works will be integrated
with the city's reclamation project," he said without giving
details.
The city administration is embarking on the large-scale
reclamation project along the northern coastline in a bid to
obtain an extra 2,700 hectares of land.
Out of the 2,700 hectares, 1,222 hectares will be used for the
development of residential areas, 88 hectares as a central
business district, 426 hectares for a combination of industrial
estates and business center areas, 37 hectares for green areas,
420 hectares as a mangrove forests, 136 hectares for port and
industrial areas and 371 hectares for other supporting facility
sites.
The waterfront city will be divided into three zones: Western
zone (from Pluit to Kamal Muara) for housing, Central zone (from
Pluit to Koja) for a business district with high-rise housing,
East zone (from Koja to Cilincing) for the expansion of the
Tanjung Priok port, business center and low-cost residential
areas. (yns)