April, Muara Angke Fish Traders Relocated

The new wholesale market was already completed. And its traders is still under verification process

Due to data verification, the relocation plan of traders to Muara Baru Fish Market is postponed. Originally, the relocation was scheduled to be done this March, yet it re-scheduled in the upcoming April.

Such data verification is aimed to validate traders from the old wholesale markets and street vendors around the site. Based on the data of Muara Angke Fishery Port, Jakarta Fishery, Livestock, and Food Security Department, the number of official traders in 3 old wholesale markets is reaching 450 people and 150 street vendors in outside market.

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Head of Facility Executive Unit, Muara Angke Fishery Port for Jakarta Fishery, Livestock, and Food Security Department, Iwan Sudarman admitted the verification process for traders has reached 80 percent. After being verified, they will be relocated to the new location.

"The new wholesale market was already completed. And its traders is still under verification process," he uttered, Thursday (3/19).

Sudarman continued after traders are relocated, the old wholesale markets will be demolished. They are wholesale market on east as wide as 5,000 square meters, market on west and retailer market as wide as 5,150 square meters. Afterwards, those would be transformed into an open green space and a fish management unit.

"Hopefully, the relocation will finish in the upcoming April," he finished.