All cemeteries to have multiple functions<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In the near future cemeteries in the capital
\nwill serve not only as burial sites, but will also function as
\nscenic areas, greeneries as well as water catchment areas.<\/p>\n
\"Our long term target is to use all city cemeteries not only
\nas burial sites but also as city green areas and water catchments
\nso that they can be useful for those still alive,\" Sjafril
\nZainuddin, the chief of the city cemetery office, said yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said in order to reach the goal the city administration
\nissued the City Regulation No. 2 in 1992 on cemetery planning.<\/p>\n
According to Sjafril, the regulation sets the standard design
\nof graves in Jakarta which forbids the use of bricks or concrete
\nin construction.<\/p>\n
\"All graves will be of soil covered with grass and marked by a
\ngravestone,\" he said, adding that there is no distinction made
\nfor graves of people of different creeds.<\/p>\n
Sjafril said the standardization of grave plots has enabled
\nthe city to govern the number of graves in each hectare in a
\ncemetery which should not be more or less than 1,800 graves per
\nhectare.<\/p>\n
He said the standardization will help the office create the
\nideal cemetery which could be a beautiful garden.<\/p>\n
Sjafril said that the office is now planning to make three
\ncemeteries pilot projects. The cemeteries are Karet Bivak in
\nCentral Jakarta, Tanah Kusir and Pondok Ranggon, both in South
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Sjafril said the office is planning to transform Karet Bivak
\ncemetery on Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur, Central Jakarta into a shady
\ngarden.<\/p>\n
He said that gradually the concrete tombs in Karet Bivak
\ncemetery will be removed and most of the people whose families
\nwere buried there have agreed to the plan.<\/p>\n
\"The estimated total cost of the cemetery refurbishment in
\nKaret Bivak is Rp 2.6 billion (US$1.18 million) and the project
\nis expected to start next year,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Responding to a question about the existence of monumental
\ntombs which were built years ago, Sjafril said his office is
\nstill appealing to families to make them understand the office
\nwants to redesign the tombs in line with the Regulation No.
\n2\/1992.<\/p>\n
Sjafril said all of the regulations regarding graveyards have
\nbeen applied in new city burial sites such as Pondok Ranggon
\ncemetery, South Jakarta, Kampung Kambing and Pondok Kelapa in
\nEast Jakarta.<\/p>\n
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He said the regulation has also promoted the scheme of using
\nthe same grave to bury another member of the family in order to
\nsave land use in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"Assuming that there are 80 people in Jakarta needing
\nconventional burials every day, one grave for one body, by the
\nyear 2,000 there will be no more space for burial in this city,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
He said this year the city can provide around 244,000 burial
\nplots, but in about six years Jakartans will face a scarcity of
\navailable graves.<\/p>\n
Sjafril said his office has launched aggressive campaigns for
\nthe concept through radio shows and leaflets which are available
\nin subdistrict administration offices.<\/p>\n
He said there are around 614 cemeteries in Jakarta but only
\n101, totaling 556 hectares, are in line with the city planning.<\/p>\n
The remaining 513 which total 92.07 hectares consist of small
\ntraditional graveyards, the remains of which will be exhumed and
\nmoved to the other 101 graveyards.<\/p>\n
Among the 513 graveyards, 276 are located in South Jakarta,
\n107 in West Jakarta, 96 in East Jakarta, 33 in North Jakarta and
\none in Central Jakarta. (mas)<\/p>",
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