Jakarta – Most cemeteries in Jakarta are full and only serve the shared or family burial system. Deputy Chairman of the DKI DPRD, Rani Mauliani, urged the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to optimize the land it owns. “Gerindra encourages the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to conduct comprehensive data collection on the capacity of all TPUs in Jakarta and map their actual occupancy levels. Optimize land belonging to the Provincial Government that is not maximally utilized to become a new TPU or expansion of an existing TPU,” Rani told reporters, Thursday (23/10/2025). Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT The adviser of the Gerindra faction of the DKI DPRD also encouraged vertical burials as an alternative to limited land. He said the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government should increase cooperation to provide burial ground in buffer areas. “Building a vertical or modern burial system as an efficient, innovative alternative to limited land, without reducing the religious and social values of the community. Increased cooperation with buffer areas, such as Bekasi, Depok and Tangerang, in providing regional cemeteries for Jakarta residents,” he said. Furthermore, Rani hopes that the management of cemeteries will be carried out transparently and fairly so that the people of Jakarta have access to burial facilities. He does not want people to be burdened with high costs. “Gerindra also hopes that policies related to cemetery management can be carried out transparently and fairly, so that all residents have proper access to burial facilities, without being burdened by high costs or location restrictions,” he said. “We are ready to support the DKI Provincial Government’s steps that stand by the interests of the wider community and uphold the dignity of Jakarta residents, both during life and after death,” he added. Meanwhile, member of Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD of the Gerindra faction, Ali Lubis, believes that there is a need to acquire land for burials. Ali said that land in Jakarta is limited, for this reason he encourages the provincial government to buy land outside Jakarta to be used as a special cemetery for Jakarta residents. “But the current problem is that land in Jakarta is limited and especially now that there is a reduction in Regional Transfer Funds from the center so the land acquisition budget is naturally reduced,” said Ali. “Therefore, I will encourage the Distamhut to buy land outside Jakarta such as Bekasi, Tangerang, Depok and Bogor for special burials for residents of Jakarta, even if they are far away, but what can you do amid the lack of cemetery land in Jakarta as one solution to the cemetery land crisis,” he continued. Previously, Fajar Sauri, head of the DKI Jakarta Parks and Forest Service (Distamhut), revealed that of the 80 public cemeteries (TPU) spread across five areas of Jakarta, 69 of them were full. This condition means that most TPUs serve only overlapping burial systems 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 tomb, so it was considered quite effective as a temporary solution amid limited burial space in the capital. Currently, Jakarta still 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). (cover/idn)
DPRD leader proposes to build new TPU on land owned by DKI to overcome land crisis
