Park Bench's Model and Material in Jakarta will Be Replaced

Jakarta Parks and Cemetery Department plans to replace the park bench's model and material thus its quality can last longer. It aims to anticipate the theft of iron buffer on park bench at several main streets in the capital.

The bench placement is still being evaluated. Perhaps the bench's shape will be replaced into a polar made by concrete

" The bench placement is still being evaluated. Perhaps the bench's shape will be replaced into a polar made by concrete ," expressed Head of Jakarta Parks and Cemetery Department, Nandar Sunandar, Monday (6/9).

But he cannot ensure what material and when replacement of park benches made by wood and iron materials conducted. "The place and benches that will be replaced are still in study process in the field. I think its implementation will be carried out gradually, as well as in terms of design," he explained.

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According to him, his department currently focuses on repairs of broken benches, especially those in the main streets. "There are 39 damaged benches secured to the warehouse. For bench placement on Jalan Sudirman, Thamrin, and MT Haryono, will be evaluated," he told.

As for the safe placement of benches such as in Petogongan Row Village, has been re-distributed. "It is impossible if people steal the bench considering we place it in citizen residential," he stated.

Based on the data of Jakarta Parks and Cemetery Department, until May, there have been more than 650 benches installed all over Jakarta. 340 out of them are installed along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman-Jalan MH Thamrin until Jalan Merdeka Barat.