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West Java Continues Clearing Illegal Buildings Along the Ciater-Subang-Bandung Tourist Route

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A joint team continued clearing illegal buildings along the Gunung Malang tourist route linking Subang and West Bandung on Sept. 5, 2026.
  • The operation aims to reorganize and re-green the West Java provincial route while securing state-owned land managed by PTPN I Regional 2.
  • PTPN said owners received warnings and opportunities to vacate and dismantle the structures voluntarily before enforcement began.

The clearing of illegal buildings along the Gunung Malang tourist route in Ciater, between Subang and West Bandung, continued on Sept. 5 under instructions from West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi.

The operation forms part of a broader plan to reorganize and re-green the provincial route. It also aims to protect state-owned assets on land under cultivation rights held by PTPN I Regional 2.

A joint team from the Civil Service Police Unit, several government agencies and PTPN I Regional 2 carried out the enforcement. PTPN said it and the West Java administration had first urged building owners to empty and dismantle the structures themselves.

Before reaching today’s enforcement operation, PTPN I Regional 2 had prioritized a persuasive, gradual, orderly and humane approach.

· Dedi KusramdaniPTPN I Regional 2's head of human resources and secretariat affairs described the steps taken before the clearing operation.

Dedi Kusramdani, head of human resources and secretariat affairs at PTPN I Regional 2, said owners had received notices and warnings since 2025. The warnings progressed from the first and second notices to a third notice issued in August 2026.

He said the current action followed enforcement conducted in 2025. “Before reaching today’s enforcement operation, PTPN I Regional 2 had prioritized a persuasive, gradual, orderly and humane approach,” he said. Owners had been given time and an opportunity to vacate the buildings independently. “We hope the activity will be carried out safely and orderly, without causing anything unwanted,” Kusramdani said.

We hope the activity will be carried out safely and orderly, without causing anything unwanted.

· Dedi KusramdaniKusramdani expressed hope that the enforcement would proceed peacefully.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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