Ciledug traders reluctant to move to new market<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of traders whose kiosks in Ciledug
\nmarket were burned during the May riots have refused to move to a
\nnew market built nearby due to the high price of the kiosks
\nthere.<\/p>\n
"The kiosks cost Rp 34 million (US$3,090) each. That's too
\nexpensive," one of the traders, who asked not to be named, said
\non Friday, urging the market developer to lower the price.<\/p>\n
The trader said most vendors preferred to erect makeshift
\ntents along Jl. Cokroaminoto to sell their merchandises rather
\nthan move to the new market, which is located near the new but
\nstill deserted Ciledug bus terminal.<\/p>\n
"How can we sell our goods in the new market if the area is
\nempty of customers?" he said.<\/p>\n
Asep, an official at the new terminal, said the crews of
\npublic transportation vehicles were also reluctant to enter the
\nterminal due to an absence of passengers there.<\/p>\n
"We hope the local coordinating agency of traffic affairs sets
\nthe chaotic situation right as soon as possible," he said.<\/p>\n
The new market was built by PT Dian Bermakna Utama at a cost
\nof Rp 12 billion. It is designed to accommodate 5,000 traders
\nwhose kiosks near the Ciledug Plaza area were destroyed during
\nthe May riots.<\/p>\n
The market, recently inaugurated by Tangerang Mayor Djakaria
\nMachmud, covers 7,149 square meters and holds 105 kiosks, 105
\nsmall counters and 167 market stalls. It was built on a 23,199-
\nsquare-meter plot of land, where the new terminal and other
\nsupporting facilities stand.<\/p>\n
Wayan, a marketing executive of Dian Bermakna Utama, said the
\ntraders' reluctance to move to the new market was possibly also
\ndue to the operation of 42 illegal kiosks near the terminal.<\/p>\n
"The local authorities have reportedly given several warnings
\nto the illegal kiosk owners to move away, but nothing has
\nhappened," he said.<\/p>\n
Djakaria had urged Dian Mermakna Utama recently to pay more
\nattention to victims of the May riots in order to coax them away
\nfrom doing business along Jl. Cokroaminoto.<\/p>\n
Their presence along the street has caused heavy traffic jams
\nin the area, he said.<\/p>\n
Djakaria urged the company to hold a meeting with
\nrepresentatives of the traders to seek a more affordable price
\nfor the kiosks.<\/p>\n
A speedy relocation of the traders is expected to help
\nreinvigorate economic activities in the area, he said.<\/p>\n
He said the Tangerang mayoralty had provided special
\nincentives for businesspeople to rebuild their burned
\nsupermarkets, including an exemption of levy collections.
\n(41\/hhr)<\/p>",
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