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| The portrait of the Civil Engineering Lecturer at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Amalia Nur Adibah, S.T., M.P.W.K. (Photo: Istimewa) |
Until now, 19 people have died, 49 have been injured, and 1,085 residents have been evacuated due to the large fire in Depo Pertamina Plumpang, North Jakarta, on March 3, 2023. The settlements, estimated to be within a radius of 300 meters from the Pertamina Depot, were also entirely burned by the fire.
During his visit to the evacuation post on Sunday (5/3), President Joko Widodo gave two possible solutions to this problem. The two options are relocating the residents around the Depo Pertamina Plumpang or shifting the Pertamina Plumpang Fuel Oil Terminal to the reclamation area.
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From the two options given by Jokowi, several urban planning experts argued that they chose to either relocate local residents or carry out the revitalization. Lecturer conveyed the same opinion in Civil Engineering at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Amalia Nur Adibah, S.T., M.P.W.K.
Amalia, her nickname, conveyed that, from a cost perspective, relocating the residents is the cheaper solution. Especially seeing that Depo Pertamina Plumpang has been installed with complete supporting facilities, one of which is a five km-deep pipe embedded in the surrounding area.
"Furthermore, the location of Depo Pertamina Plumpang is very strategic because it is close to the port." "Even with its easy access to the toll road, it facilitates the distribution of fuel," said Amalia.
The lecturer from Malang added that the location of Depo Pertamina Plumpang was appropriate because it had been planned since the construction of Jakarta in 1960. Starting construction in 1972, Depo Pertamina Plumpang was established in the Tanah Merah area. In the past, that area was far from residential areas and was still a swamp. However, along with population growth in Jakarta, the area around the Depo began to get crowded.
"It can be said that the residents' houses are very close to the area because the position of the oil cylinders and the barrier wall is not even 20 meters. Furthermore, "the residents' buildings coincide together, which makes the fire even bigger and makes evacuation difficult," explained Amalia.
A vital building such as the Depo Pertamina Plumpang should have a safe distance of 500 meters to 1 km or a buffer zone. The buffer zone here is critical because it prevents radiation from oil cylinders and avoids unwanted things like this fire incident.
"Based on existing regulations, the safe distance between houses or settlements is 70/30. 70% of the area is buildings, and 30% is vacant land for activities," she explained.
According to Amalia, the spatial management around the Depo Pertamina Plumpang is still poor. In this case, many parties are responsible. Not only Pertamina but also the government is less assertive in addressing the regulations that have been made.
"Based on what I have read, the spatial plan for the area has changed the functions of land use. Where it was originally a green zone, it was changed to yellow, or it means a residential area," she said.
Finally, Amalia said that if the relocation is successful, Pertamina and the government would have to improve the regional layout of the area. The arrangement's success with Depo Pertamina Plumpang will become a role model for similar vital regions in Indonesia, such as textile or salt-producing companies.
"As is well known, Depo Pertamina Plumpang is one of the national strategic assets that is protected and given special attention by the government. Therefore, both the central and regional governments with Pertamina must work together to relocate residents to new locations by providing various facilities. Even with the consideration of existing regulations and a fair solution," Amalia ended. (put/zak/wil)
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