"With regard to the continuation of the reclamation project, we are still waiting for the results of the study conducted by the Environment and Forestry Ministry," Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Jakarta provincial government is awaiting the results of a study conducted by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry concerning the continuation of the Jakarta Bay reclamation project.

"With regard to the continuation of the reclamation project, we are still waiting for the results of the study conducted by the Environment and Forestry Ministry," Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, remarked while visiting the D Island in Jakarta Bay on Wednesday.

The governor noted that the study was important as some reclamation work on D Island was found to not be in line with the environmental impact assessment.

"Soon after the results of the study by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry on the environmental impact assessment of the implementation of reclamation are issued, we will immediately follow it up," Ahok affirmed.

Furthermore, the governor stated that the developer had also sent a letter to the Jakarta provincial government, saying it was ready to temporarily halt the construction work on the island.

"Two weeks ago, the developer had sent a letter to us, expressing willingness to suspend its development activities on the reclaimed island," Ahok stated.

Meanwhile, on the same occasion, Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya admitted that there were some issues related to the development on D Island.

"There are still several aspects that have not been examined. Among other matters are issues related to water supply, gas pipelines or cables under the sea, and the condition of the underwater ecosystem. They should be studied further," Nurbaya noted.

Earlier in the day, Ahok, along with Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli, Minister Nurbaya, and Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, visited D Island, one of the reclaimed islands.(*)

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