Be careful because burial space in Jakarta is limited

Jakarta – Burial sites in a number of areas of Jakarta are increasingly full and becoming a problem. There are even cemeteries that do not accept new graves and only accept overlapping systems. DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung plans to hold a special meeting to discuss the issue of increasingly overcrowded food courts. The meeting is planned to be held next week. “We communicated, and I asked that next week we will hold a special meeting regarding funerals in Jakarta,” Pramono said at Dukuh Atas MRT Station, Central Jakarta on Wednesday (10/22/2025). Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, said Pramono, is currently collecting data regarding the capacity and availability of land in all TPUs of the City Parks and Forest Service. This step was taken so that his party could determine future policy direction. “As for the numbers, the Parks department will pass it on later. When I have the details, I will reply again,” he said. Multi-storey cemetery options The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is known for reviewing various options, including the discourse of building multi-storey cemeteries to overcome limited land in the capital. Pramono assesses that the issue of the availability of cemetery land is one of the challenges that Jakarta is currently facing. “This is indeed a problem now and is being studied. There is a proposal, but it has not yet been decided whether multi-level burials are allowed,” said Pramono. The DKI Provincial Government is also considering the option of opening a new cemetery outside the Jakarta area. However, the final decision regarding this policy will be determined after technical and legal studies are completed. “Some suggested making the cemetery outside Jakarta. We are currently thinking about it, and soon I will decide,” he explained. 69 out of 80 TPUs in Jakarta are full. Apart from that, Fajar Sauri, head of the DKI Jakarta Parks and Forest Service (Distamhut), revealed that 69 out of 80 TPUs in Jakarta are full. Most employ a system of overlapping burials or family graves. “Of the 80 TPU locations spread across 5 areas of DKI, 69 TPUs are full and only accept overlapping funeral services,” Fajar said when asked for confirmation, Wednesday (22/10/2025). Fajar explained that the overlapping burial system was carried out in one family cave. According to him, overlapping graves are considered quite effective as a temporary solution amid the limited burial space in the capital. Jakarta has approximately 118,348 burial plots spread across 11 TPUs with remaining capacity. With an average burial of 100 corpses per day, Fajar estimates that the availability of this land will only last for the next three years. The TPUs that still have cemeteries include TPU Rawa Terate, Cipayung, Cilangkap, Bambu Apus, Cipinang Besar (East Jakarta), Rorotan (North Jakarta), Tanah Kusir and Srengseng Sawah (South Jakarta), Kampung Kandang (South Jakarta), and Tegal Alur and Pengadungan (West). Jakarta). On the other hand, Fajar explained, the biggest obstacle to expanding burial space in Jakarta is residents’ rejection of the existence of TPUs in their neighborhood. “We already have several land acquisition plans, but these are often hindered by community resistance,” he said. (deck/deck)