250 Buildings Along Jalan Pergudangan Demolished
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Cintya Meliza
400 joint personnel of Satpol PP, army, and police tore down 250 buildings standing on the west side of Karang Riverbank at Jalan Pergudangan, RT 07/16, Pejagalan Urban Village, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Tuesday (3/31). The riverbank is known as Jakarta administration's property.
We do not provide compensation or relocation to the flat to the owners
Those buildings which are generally semi-permanent have been built since 10 years ago. Before being controlled, the warning letter was given to the owners three times by Penjaringan Sub-District.
"The riverbank that has a length of 2 kilometers and 60 meters width will be re-functioned. Most of the owners had demolished their own building," said Penjaringan Sub-District Head, Yani Wahyu Purwoko.
25 Illegal Buildings on the Channel Demolished"We do not provide compensation or relocation to the flat to the owners," she stated.
Heriyanto, an Implementer of Jakarta River and Reservoir Normalization claimed an inspection road would be built in such riverbank.
"There will be an alternative way from Jalan Muara Karang-Soekarno-Hatta Airport," he explained.
