Illegal, 53 Stalls on Jalan Ampera Besar Dismantled
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Arief Rahman
Around 53 street vendor's kiosks that built on the drainage, Jalan Ampera Besar RW 09, Pademangan Barat Urban Village, Pademangan, North Jakarta, demolished by 50 Satpol PP personnel Thursday (4/2).
The vendors violated the Bylaw No. 8/2007 on Public Order
Those stalls that have covered the drainage for years caused the Kali Mati's connecting channel clogged due to filled with mud. As a result, flooding always happens during rainy season. Previously, the related unit had sent warning letter repeatedly to the owners, thus the demolishment run smoothly without protest.
"The vendors violated the Bylaw No. 8/2007 on Public Order," explained Pademangan Urban Village Head, Yusuf Madjid.
City Provides 15,000 Kiosks for Street VendorsYusuf told, post-demolishment, his side will coordinate with the Water Management Section to clean up the channel from mud and trash.
