50 Buildings Along Sekretaris Riverbank Demolished
access_time April 15 2015 05:29 PM remove_red_eye 2098
Reported by Devi Lusianawati | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Reported by Devi Lusianawati | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Around 50 Satpol PP personnel tore down 45 illegal buildings standing on the edge of Sekretaris River, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, Wednesday (4/15). Although it is getting protest from local citizens, the demolishment that takes place at RT 006/01, Tanjung Duren Utara Urban Village, Grogol, went smoothly.
The existence of the buildings has made the land dirty and slum
Grogol Petamburan Sub-District Head, Deny Ramdany expressed the demolishment is done because many buildings stood atop drains. The land is planned to be used as a park.
Sekretaris Riverbank to Be Planted with Shady Trees“The existence of the buildings has made the land dirty and slum,” he exclaimed, Wednesday (4/15).
Marsinah
(56), one of citizens who owned the building requested compensation from the government to return to her hometown. "I want the compensation to return to my hometown," she requested.