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Jakarta to Start Clearing the Ciliwung of  Squatters
Ronna Nirmala | February 10, 2012

Jakarta authorities are planning to relocate more than a thousand families from along the Ciliwung River in a first step toward clearing the length of the waterway. (Antara Photo/File) Jakarta authorities are planning to relocate more than a thousand families from along the Ciliwung River in a first step toward clearing the length of the waterway. (Antara Photo/File)
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DrDez
3:21pm Feb 10, 2012

wonder who wants this stretch of land ?

20 hectares for 10,000 people....


Jeanne Hachette
3:05pm Feb 10, 2012

Nice move. The expert is relocating families in Kampung Melayu which is flooded every time their is a big rain in Bogor. Good planning Mr Fauke.


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Jakarta authorities are planning to relocate more than a thousand families from along the Ciliwung River in a first step toward clearing the length of the waterway.

The Ciliwung is hemmed in on both sides by squatter settlements, narrowing the river and contributing to flooding in the city.

Governor Fauzi Bowo said the families to be relocated were in the Bukit Duri and Kampung Melayu areas, which are particularly crowded stretches of the river.

He said a total of 1,183 buildings along the riverbanks would be torn down in the area and that the river would be widened to 50 meters. He did not say what the current width was.

The families will be relocated to a settlement that is being built in East Jakarta. Fauzi said the families would receive compensation for their land and buildings, and added that authorities were working on programs that would help the squatters find jobs.

He said before the families were moved, they would be registered and data would be collected on the status of the land, the physical condition of the homes and the number of residents.

“We hope to finish registering the residents who are to be relocated to a more appropriate site in six months,” Fauzi said.

“We will also help build public facilities for people affected by the project at the location of the new settlement,” he added.

The coordinating minister for people’s welfare, Agung Laksono, said he was optimistic that the relocations, the first of several that are planned, would be completed by 2014.

“We hope that this can commence this year so that by 2014 the relocation of residents from this part of the river can be completed. This is a part of our efforts to reduce poverty,” he said.

An estimated 10,000 people, he said, would eventually be relocated to a 20-hectare plot of land in Matraman, East Jakarta.

“We hope the preparations will take six months, so that there won’t be any problems later, including during the process of transferring assets,” Agung said.

After this group is successfully relocated, the hope is that the program can be duplicated for residents along the entire length of the Ciliwung, he added.

With additional reporting from Suara Pembaruan