Residents asked to postpone house demolition<\/p>\n
JP\/3\/DEMOLISH<\/p>\n
Residents asked to postpone house demolition<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): East Cengkareng residents in West Jakarta want
\nthe city administration to postpone a plan to demolish their
\nhouses.<\/p>\n
The plan will affect 200 people in 33 families living along
\nthe Cisadane river. The demolition plan is part of the city
\nadministration's clean river program which includes the
\nelimination of illegal homes along river banks.<\/p>\n
\"The administration set the date for the demolition although
\nwe are legal residents and carry legal identity cards,\" Masri
\nMansyur, one of the residents, pointed out Wednesday during a
\nmeeting with city councilors.<\/p>\n
The West Jakarta law and order office sent the demolition
\nnotice on April 28. That gave the residents 14 days to evacuate
\nthe area and after the deadline the office will forcibly demolish
\ntheir buildings.<\/p>\n
Mansyur said that all of them support the clean river program.<\/p>\n
\"But we cannot afford to find other shelters due to the very
\nlimited time allowed by the administration to evacuate the
\nhouses,\" he explained.<\/p>\n
Aware<\/p>\n
The residents, who have lived there since 1960, are aware that
\nthey occupy state property and they have to leave the area sooner
\nor later.<\/p>\n
\"That's why we all decided to become members of the Karya
\nSejahtera cooperative which will provide us with very low-price
\nhouses,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Each family has managed to save between Rp 30,000 and Rp
\n60,000 (US$13.95 and $27.90) per month since November last year
\nthrough the cooperative, he said, adding that the savings will
\nhelp them pay the downpayment for a simple house, which is Rp
\n650,000 ($302.32).<\/p>\n
\"I hope the West Jakarta mayor will consider our condition,
\notherwise we will be homeless,\" he said, adding that the
\nresidents hope to have enough money for their new houses by next
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
\"If the administration cannot postpone the demolition, we hope
\nit will provide us with temporary shelters while waiting for our
\nhouses to be built,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Mansyur also pointed out that the scheduled demolition will
\ncause problems to children, who are still in the final stages of
\ntheir last term.<\/p>\n
The head of the West Jakarta law and order office, H.
\nKarsidin, said he would carry on with the demolition plan unless
\nthe mayor decides otherwise.<\/p>\n
He said that his office sent the first official announcement
\nfor the demolition on April 28, but added that the office could
\nsend second and third letters.<\/p>\n
\"If they are still there after the third letter, the houses
\nwill be demolished by our team,\" he said. (05)<\/p>",
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