Karet cemetery to get $1.18m facelift<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The refurbishment of the Karet Bivak public
\ncemetery in Central Jakarta, scheduled to start next year, is
\nprojected to cost about Rp 2.6 billion (US$1.18 million).<\/p>\n
Sjafril Zainuddin, head of the City Funeral Agency, told
\nreporters over the weekend that the project will include the
\nconstruction of a park in front of the cemetery's main entrance
\nand a parking lot.<\/p>\n
The project is part of the agency's plan to change the
\nfunction of public cemeteries in the capital from solely burial
\nsites to green and scenic areas, which can also function for
\nwater catchment.<\/p>\n
A municipal regulation issued in 1992 forbids the construction
\nof grave sites done with bricks or concrete.<\/p>\n
Sjafril said that all the concrete tombs in Karet Bivak
\ncemetery will be removed in stages.<\/p>\n
He said that in a bid to make way for the construction of the
\npark and parking lot at Karet Bivak, the contents of 3,224 graves
\nwill soon be moved to other cemeteries.<\/p>\n
He said that the 3,224 graves are located on 9,655 square
\nmeters of land.<\/p>\n
Relocation plan<\/p>\n
Sjafril urged Jakartans whose relatives are buried in that
\nlocation to go to his office at Karet Bivak public cemetery to
\nget information on the relocation plan.<\/p>\n
\"We will start relocating the contents of the graves on Sept.
\n10, so please check them at my office as soon as possible,\"
\nSjafril said, adding that the agency is not charging anything for
\nthe relocation.<\/p>\n
The agency has selected two other public cemeteries for
\nrelocation purposes: the Srengseng Sawah and Kampung Kandang
\ncemeteries in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to data at the agency, out of the 614 cemeteries in
\nJakarta, only 101, covering a total area of 556 hectares, are in
\nline with the city planning.<\/p>\n
The remaining 513 cemeteries, with a total area of 92.07
\nhectares, consist of small, traditional graveyards. As they are
\nconsidered no longer in line with the city planning, the contents
\nof the graves in these small cemeteries will be moved.<\/p>\n
Out of 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. (yns)<\/p>",
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