Medan loses its historical buildings<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: The capital of North Sumatra, Medan,
\nwill soon lose its rich legacy of historical buildings because
\nthey are being demolished at an alarming rate, say non-
\ngovernmental organizations (NGOs).<\/p>\n
Medan city administration has failed to heed provincial ruling
\nNo. 6\/1988 which bans demolition of historical buildings, Hasti
\nTarekat told reporters in Medan on Tuesday after meeting the head
\nof provincial legislators.<\/p>\n
The executive director of the Sumatra Legacy Body was
\naccompanied by representatives of seven other NGOs.<\/p>\n
Hasti said almost 90 percent of Medan's 42 buildings under
\ngovernment protection had either been modified or demolished. The
\nlocal government declared 42 buildings and areas to be of
\nsignificant historical value or only about half of the 73
\nbuildings and areas that the body considered should be
\nuntouchable.<\/p>\n
In their meeting with legislator Tom Adlin Hajar, the
\nactivists cited three buildings that have been demolished;
\nKerapatan building on Jl. Brig. Jen. Katamso, a bank building on
\nJl. Pemuda and the Public Works office on Jl. Listrik.<\/p>\n
One building the body believes to be of historical value but
\nhad not been protected by the provincial government was the Mega
\nEltra building, which was constructed in 1912 and belonged to a
\nresident.<\/p>\n
The city government claimed it was not on the list of
\nprotected buildings and so had been sold for Rp 26 billion to
\nmake way for a shopping center. The building has now been
\ncompletely demolished. --JP<\/p>",
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