JAKARTA: The capital metropolis is now dealing with a burial land disaster. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Authorities by way of the Metropolis Parks and Forest Service (Distamhut) revealed that the majority Public Cemeteries (TPU) within the Jakarta space have reached full capability.

Head of DKI Jakarta Distamhut, Fajar Sauri, stated that the overlapping burial system is probably the most lifelike answer to beat the restricted burial area within the capital.

“Overlapping grave providers are carried out with household graves and are fairly efficient as an answer to the scarcity of burial area,” stated Fajar to Kumparan, Wednesday (22/10).

In response to Fajar, including or increasing a brand new burial space is troublesome as a result of it usually faces resistance from the local people.

“The impediment in including land is commonly residents’ rejection of the existence of burial plots,” he defined.

WHAT IS A MILLED GRAVE?

In its place, the DKI Provincial Authorities is implementing an overlapping grave system, specifically a technique of putting new our bodies on high of or subsequent to outdated graves which can be no less than three years outdated.

In a single plot of land, there may be a couple of physique, with the variety of gravestones adjusted.

This method is regulated in DKI Jakarta Provincial Regulation Quantity 3 of 2007 regarding Cemeteries.

The laws state that overlapping burials can solely be carried out with the permission of the heirs and with out opening the outdated physique. Placement of latest our bodies is carried out rigorously and based on depth requirements in order that they continue to be protected and acceptable.

Distamhut famous that out of a complete of 80 TPU areas unfold throughout 5 areas of DKI Jakarta, 69 TPUs are full and may now solely serve burials utilizing an overlapping system.

“Of the 80 TPU areas unfold throughout 5 areas of DKI, 69 TPUs are full and solely settle for overlapping burial providers,” stated Fajar.

In the meantime, a small portion of TPU can nonetheless be used for brand new cemeteries, however it’s estimated that this is not going to final lengthy contemplating inhabitants development and the variety of deaths in Jakarta which continues to extend.

THE KEBAGUSAN TPU IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN OVERLOOKED GRAVE

One location that has carried out this method is Kebagusan TPU in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. The whole land on the TPU is full of graves which can be very shut collectively.

Kebagusan TPU guard, Dedi, stated the overlapping system had been in place since 2015 and was nonetheless being carried out.

“This overlapping system has been carried out since 2015 and remains to be working at the moment,” he advised CNN Indonesia.

Aside from implementing overlapping graves, the DKI Provincial Authorities can also be contemplating constructing new TPUs exterior the Jakarta space as a long-term step.