By: Edgar Fernandez ) *
The revitalization of the National Monument which is the program of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Bas wedan has become a polemic in the community . Lighters , a project which began undertaken since November 2019 have yet to get permission alias illegal , so it was forced to be terminated City Council. Tree felling and concretisation under the pretext of revitalization The Monas area is a form of environmental crime .
The revitalization of the Monas area, initiated by DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, turned out to have cut down a lot of trees . Based on the records Unit business Technical (UPT) of Monas, there are 191 trees were affected by the project of revitalization in the area south of the park. A total of 7 trees were cut down , 57 trees were moved to the west area of Monas, 14 trees were moved to the east area of Monas, and 113 trees were taken to a tree shelter owned by the DKI Forest Service . The revitalization process indicates that the DKI Provincial Government does not pay attention to the environmental impact when cutting down trees .
Forum for the Environment Life Indonesia (WALHI) better assess the revitalization of the monument as a form of administration of Jakarta were ignorant of the condition of the environment to live in the city . Head of DKI Jakarta Walhi Tubagus Ahmad indeed considered that the revitalization of Monas was not appropriate for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government . Because , WALHI not see the urgency of revitalizing it alone .
While it was , Member of Commission II of the Parliament, Junimart Girsang , assess project revitalization monument that do administration is already damaging the environment . And actions that could be classified as a crime neighborhood . Politicians PDI -P ‘s remind that earlier the President Jokowi already launched programs greening on the monument, not to project the revitalization of Monas was contrary to the policy of the state.
On the other hand , as for the provisions in Law Number 11 Year 2010 concerning Cultural Preservation , it is stated that every person is prohibited from changing the function in the cultural preservation room for seizing the minister and may be subject to criminal acts . Conditions are certainly potentially ensnare Governor Anies Baswedan due to projects revitalization monument, because the monument is a heritage of culture which shall be protected and preserved . It was described d natural sites Preserve Culture by the Ministry of Education and Culture stated SK determination monument as cagai culture written SK Governor No. 457 Year 1993. In the category Preserve Culture is the area , as well as the name of its owner is the Government of DKI Jakarta.
Project revitalization monument is also regarded as a lie the public as opposed to the promise of the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta will grow back in a number of trees were felled and made a monument as a space open green , but mengecor entire surface so as not to be used as absorption of water such as that promised .
Being a proof real , Anies failed to build citr a through revitalization of the monument.
) * The author is a public policy observer and environmental observer
