BALUNEWSID.COM, DENPASAR – The Special Committee on Spatial Planning, Regional Assets, and Licensing (Pansus TRAP) of the Bali Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD Bali) has announced a comprehensive review of provincial government assets in the Renon area, including land allocated for the long-delayed India Cultural Centre Bali (ICCB) project.

The ICCB site has come under renewed scrutiny after remaining idle for more than two decades without any clear progress toward completion.

Pansus TRAP Chairman I Made Supartha said the review was prompted by numerous public complaints regarding the management of regional assets, including allegations that some assets have been controlled or utilized in ways that do not comply with regulations.

“We will conduct an evaluation. Many of our assets have been controlled improperly. All of them will be reviewed. The Renon area will be examined in greater depth. There have been many public complaints and reports,” Supartha told reporters at the Bali DPRD complex in Denpasar on Wednesday (June 3, 2026).

His remarks were made after the committee received representatives of the Bali Development Monitoring Forum (FOR HATI), along with religious leaders, academics, community figures, and student representatives from several universities across Bali.

Among those attending the meeting were Ida Shri Bhagawan Yogananda, former Bali representative to the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Jro Gede Sudibya, Prajaniti Hindu Indonesia Bali Chairman Dr. Wayan Sayoga, and Udayana University academic Prof. Dr. Ir. Putu Rumawan Salain.

Student Executive Boards (BEM) from various higher education institutions, including Udayana University, Warmadewa University, Mahasaraswati University, Dwijendra University, I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa State Hindu University, Hindu Indonesia University, Mahadewa Indonesia University, the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar, and Saraswati University, also participated in the discussion.

Supartha emphasized that regional assets must provide tangible benefits to the public and should not remain neglected for decades.

“The management of government assets must deliver real value to the region and its people, not remain abandoned for years,” he said.

The ICCB project was originally planned in 2004 as a cultural cooperation initiative between Indonesia and India. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by then-Bali Governor Dewa Made Beratha, Indian Ambassador Hemant Krishan Singh, and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Director General Rakesh Kumar.

Despite the high-profile launch, the project has never been fully realized, leaving the provincial asset largely unused for more than 22 years.

The issue has gained further attention following a series of inspections conducted by Pansus TRAP at several provincial assets, where the committee identified concerns related to spatial planning, asset management, and licensing.

Supartha stressed that the evaluation would not be limited to a single location but would cover all strategic provincial assets considered problematic or underutilized.

“In addition to examining public reports, we are also pushing for policy certainty from the executive branch regarding assets whose status remains unresolved,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bali DPRD Speaker Dewa Made Mahayadnya, widely known as Dewa Jack, admitted that he had only recently become aware of the stalled ICCB project.

“I just learned about it. Let’s investigate it together,” he said briefly.

The issue has emerged at a time when relations between Indonesia and India are receiving renewed attention. On May 25, 2026, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty met with former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Jakarta to discuss the historical ties between the two nations, rooted in the close relationship between Indonesia’s founding President Soekarno and India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Against the backdrop of strengthening bilateral relations, the unfinished ICCB project has raised questions about the future of an initiative originally intended to symbolize cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Secretary of Pansus TRAP and Chairman of the Democratic-NasDem Fraction in Bali DPRD, Dr. Somvir, said the asset’s status requires immediate legal and policy clarity to prevent it from remaining dormant indefinitely.

He voiced full support for the committee’s planned review of assets in Renon and emphasized the importance of transparency in managing provincial properties.

According to Somvir, Pansus TRAP is committed to opening public access to information regarding Bali provincial assets, whether currently utilized or abandoned, starting with properties located in the provincial capital’s administrative center.

The evaluation is expected to form part of broader efforts to improve asset governance and ensure orderly urban planning in Bali.