Land Acquisition Object

Land Acquisition Object

Land Acquisition Object

According to Indonesian regulations, there are 6 objects of land acquisition, namely (1) land, (2) above ground and underground space, (3) buildings, (4) plants, (5) objects related to land [author: such as wells, toilets , cables, pipes, etc.]; and (6) other losses that can be assessed, such as non-physical losses that can be equated to monetary value [explanation of Law No. 2/2012: for example losses due to loss of business or job, costs of moving location, costs of changing profession, and value of remaining property].
The sixth loss seems to have gone unnoticed so far, because the nominative table does not provide a column for this land acquisition object. Things that need attention to find a more complete solution, even though the appraiser has tried to include non-physical losses. Considering that the 6th object is clearly stated in the land acquisition regulations, it must be formulated precisely in its operations.
Land acquisition regulations also still do not provide a solution for the impacts of land acquisition that are not land loss, for example the impact of land loss. For example, loss of jobs, loss of arable land, attention to vulnerable groups as a direct result of releasing land for development.
For example, those who lose land are indigenous peoples, then losing their land can damage/disrupt the natural landscape which has local wisdom values, local wisdom values fade due to the loss of one of the physical components (land and what is on it) which is a component of local wisdom. , and can also result in the inability to fully implement the regulations that must be obeyed.
If vulnerable communities, including those indicated by (i) poverty, (ii) the condition of the elderly, female heads of families (poor), people with disabilities, and remote minorities, etc., it is not enough to simply compensate for losses for objects that are no longer owned ( affected land and assets). The resources resulting from the compensation will not be enough to start a new life or continue living. Because the components of life that originally stood firmly around him no longer exist. Everything had to be built from scratch again. This is something that still escapes the attention of land acquisition policies.
It really needs to be thought about in a comprehensive manner that reflects the principle of land acquisition, namely maintaining a balance between the interests of the government and society!

 


Published by :

Rimun Wibowo

Chairman & Senior Principal of Social Safeguards at LPM EQUATOR | The Indonesia NLCs [Networks of Learning Centers for Environmental & Social Standards]