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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan said he had asked the Minister of Transport on an interim basis Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to pause the operation of the electric railway (KRL) during a period of Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in DKI Jakarta.
Anies stated that the proposal had been accepted. Currently, he said, the Ministry of Transport is exploring the possibility of a temporary suspension of KRL during PSBB.
“I proposed two days ago to the acting Minister of Transportation to have Commuter Rail operations stopped first during PSBB activities,” Anies said at the DPR RI Timwas Virtual Co-19 meeting on Thursday (4/16).
Anies said he had received an initial response from Luhut. He said the cessation would take place after the government delivered social assistance (welfare) to the community.
In addition to KRL, Anies said, DKI has also gradually reduced public transportation operations. He said the number of transport passengers in Jakarta decreased dramatically
Transjakarta, for example, has fallen more than 90 percent. This mode generally serves between 900,000 and 1 million passengers per day.
“As of April 1, there are only 103,000. Today or yesterday there are only 91,000 passengers. This means that only 9 percent of Transjakarta is normal,” he said.
The former Minister of Education and Culture said that the decrease in the number of passengers also occurred in the MRT and LRT modes of transport. MRT passengers have dropped from around 100,000 per day to 5,000 per day. While LRT is now only 200 people per day.
 The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menkomarves), who is also the Acting Minister for Transport Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. (BETWEEN PHOTOS / Wahyu Putro A) |
Previously, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said Commuterline KRL’s operations in the Jabodetabek area would be temporarily suspended starting April 18. Speaking in Bekasi yesterday, a close friend named Emil said the suspension was carried out after the PSBB in the Greater Tangerang (Banten) area was running.
Meanwhile, when confirmed to KRL operators, PT KCI Vice President of Communications Ernie Sylviane Purba said his party was aware of proposals from five regional chiefs for the temporary suspension of KRL operations.
“There are still ongoing talks about the proposal,” Ernie said by text message to CNNIndonesia.com on Thursday (04/16).
“We will wait an update“he added.
The Jabodetabek area will complete the PSBB as a whole on April 18. After DKI Jakarta was first carried out on April 10, the Bogor-Depok-Bekasi region started to implement it on April 15, 2020. Then the Greater Tangerang area will carry it out from 18 of April.
(dhf / south)
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