As many as 344 owners of illegal building on Middle Irrigation Channel of Kalimalang, Cakung Barat, Cakung, East Jakarta were given 3rd warning letter (SP3), Thursday (11/19). However, they protested it by holding demonstration in front of the sub-district office.

Cakung Sub-District Head, Alamsyah said that those 334 illegal buildings must be demolished. Because, the land would be re-functioned as a water channel and an inspection road.

" They should accept that is government's property land ," he asserted.

Cakung Barat Urban Village Head, Henrika Kuswandari added 173 out of 344 illegal buildings are stalls. While for the rest of them are houses.

"The distance 6 meters of the channel will be made inspection road that connects Tipar Cakung and Cakung Cilincing," he explained.

As planned the street vendors will be relocated to 4 empty lands belong to residents in RT 09/07 Cakung Barat.