Locals Utilize Empty Land for Medicinal Plants
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by Arief Rahman
The land will be utilized for medicinal plants by the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) members
To produce medicinal plants (TOGA), dozens of citizens assisted by Menteng Urban Village officers tore down a semi-permanent building in the size of 3x7 meters on Jalan Anyer I, RT 02/02, Menteng, Central Jakarta.
Menteng Urban Village Head, Agus Suleman explained the demolition is done over the citizen's request. This is because the building that used as a stall has long been empty. They are worried it would become a source of disease.
Rain will Pour Down Jakarta This Afternoon Until Night"The land will be utilized for medicinal plants by the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) members," he stated, Monday (3/23).
Suleman added such demolition was held in conjunction with a communal work.
"The communal work that held at RW 02 is focused on draining the water channels because the area was submerged yesterday," he said.
