Residents relocation denied<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): An official from PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, in
\ncharge of managing Penjaringan's low-cost apartments in West
\nJakarta, has denied allegations that it has forced its 25 tenants
\nto move to unfinished flats.<\/p>\n
The company's public relations officer, Brandjangan, told
\nreporters on Tuesday that the decision to move the tenants to a
\nnew site was made because of the limited availability of rooms in
\ntheir old apartments.<\/p>\n
"The allegations are groundless as the tenants agreed to the
\ndecision. We could not let them stay at the old place because
\nit's too crowded," Brandjangan said.<\/p>\n
He added that they were relocated to five units in a new block
\nadjacent to the old complex.<\/p>\n
One resident, Gunadi, filed a complaint with the City Council
\non Monday over the decision to relocate the 25 people to an
\nunfinished building which has yet to be provided with necessary
\nfacilities, such as water.<\/p>\n
These same 25 people previously filed a complaint with the
\ncity council after their rooms were sealed up by the apartment
\nmanagement, forcing them to sleep in the yard.<\/p>\n
The decision to put them back in their apartments was made
\nafter the City Council visit to the area.<\/p>\n
Brandjangan said that all Penjaringan residents have the same
\nproblem with water because of inadequate supply from the city-
\nowned water company, PAM Jaya.<\/p>\n
"The regulation to only distribute water from 3 a.m. until
\n3.30 a.m. was implemented to save water resulting from a shortage
\nof supply," Brandjangan said.<\/p>\n
He explained that this system was applied in an effort to make
\nthe tenants use water efficiently.<\/p>\n
Brandjangan said that there were no complaints from other
\nresidents.<\/p>\n
He also denied Gunadi's accusations that there are still many
\nillegal tenants in the apartment complex who do not have
\npermanent identity cards.<\/p>\n
He explained that the basic problem is not about the identity
\ncards but rather because they used the names of their bosses to
\nget the apartments.<\/p>\n
"Have they used the city's identity cards in order to stay at
\nthe apartment? This is not the real cause of the problem"
\nBrandjangan said.(yns)<\/p>",
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