Jonggol and Tangerang projects may be halted<\/p>\n
BANDUNG (JP): West Java Governor R. Nuriana has expressed
\npessimism over the continuation of a development project in Bogor
\nand a reclamation project in Tangerang following a revocation of
\nPresidential decrees for the ventures.<\/p>\n
\"Who will want to continue the projects in a crisis like this?
\nMany companies have gone bankrupt and could not hope to take up
\nthe projects, which require a large amount of investment,\" he
\nsaid in Bandung on Friday after installing AA Tarmana as the
\nprovincial capital's new mayor for the 1998\/2003 term.<\/p>\n
Nuriana's statement was in sharp contrast to earlier comments
\nthat he was optimistic the projects could be continued.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, President B.J. Habibie revoked the decrees
\n(issued by the then president, Soeharto) on the development of
\nJonggol township in Bogor and the reclamation project on the
\nKapuk Naga coast in Tangerang along with another reclamation
\nproject in Jakarta Bay.<\/p>\n
The move was reportedly aimed at redressing possible collusive
\nand nepotistic practices that may have taken place during the
\noriginal tender process.<\/p>\n
The continuation of the projects has now been entrusted to the
\ngovernors of Jakarta and West Java.<\/p>\n
The Kapuk Naga reclamation project, scheduled to be completed
\nwithin 15 years, was designed to preserve mangrove forests along
\nthe coast.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations recently ordered that
\nthe 30,000-hectare project, linked to one of former president
\nSoeharto's sons, be put on hold until the developer settled the
\nforest obligation with the ministry.<\/p>\n
The West Java administration sent a team, led by Nuriana
\nhimself, to conduct a comparative study in the Netherlands in
\n1996 for the development of the Kapuk Naga reclamation project.<\/p>\n
The revocation of the decrees, he said, would allow all
\ndevelopers to have an equal chance to take part in the
\ncontinuation of the projects.<\/p>\n
Developers wishing to take on the projects will have to make a
\nbid in a transparent tender process, he said.<\/p>\n
\"I would be happy if there are any developers willing to
\ncontinue the projects.\"<\/p>\n
He said the old developers would be given the opportunity to
\ncontinue the projects, but would not be given special treatment
\nin the tender process. (43\/jun)<\/p>",
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