Crisis creates 49 new slums<\/p>\n
TANGERANG: The prolonged monetary crisis, which has led many
\nresidents to lose their jobs, had increased the number of slum
\nvillages here from 22 to 71 within the last two years, an
\nofficial said on Friday.<\/p>\n
\"The new slum villages are located in six districts in the
\nTangerang municipal administration, such as Benda, Jatiuwung,
\nBatu Ceper, Cipondoh, Cileduk and Tangerang districts,\" Head of
\nthe Tangerang Resettlement and Infrastructure Agency, Roostiwie,
\ntold The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The data were based on the latest survey conducted by the
\nTangerang municipal development planning agency. She said that
\nwhen a similar survey was carried out in 1999, there had been
\nonly 22 slum villages in the same districts.<\/p>\n
Roostiwie said the 49 villages were classified as new slum
\nareas because they had high population density, poor
\nenvironmental infrastructure and inadequate social and public
\nfacilities.<\/p>\n
Moreover, she added, all of the residents living in the
\nvillages earned very low incomes.--JP<\/p>",
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