Surjadi concerned over condition of traditional markets<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja expressed concern
\nyesterday over the poor condition of many traditional markets,
\nand about the way sidewalk vendors were conducting business on
\npavements.<\/p>\n
The governor made the remarks in his working visit to Gandaria
\nUtara and Kramat Pela subdistricts in Kebayoran Baru, South
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
"We have to abolish an image which depicts that traditional
\nmarkets are dirty and disorganized," he said.<\/p>\n
Even though supermarkets are mushrooming in the city,
\ntraditional markets are still needed by people because of the
\nconvenience of bargaining and the possibility of obtaining things
\ncheaply.<\/p>\n
"I ask officers of the related institutions to pay more
\nattention to sanitation in the traditional markets," he said.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the incorrect use of pavements, the governor
\nsaid it is caused mainly by many vendors having a need to make a
\nliving.<\/p>\n
"I am not against the vendors, but please don't operate on the
\npavements. The vendors' operations on the pavements disturb the
\nnearby areas, thereby causing traffic jams," Surjadi said.<\/p>\n
He said that he will ask the related offices to take action
\nagainst vendors that trade on the pavements.<\/p>\n
"This action has nothing to do with humanity. We just want to
\nuphold existing laws," he said.<\/p>\n
Seeing many pavements damaged despite being newly constructed,
\nSurjadi said that the constructors should be held responsible.<\/p>\n
"They should not be good at just getting profit. How can a
\npavement which was constructed just one month ago already be
\ndamaged?" he asked.<\/p>\n
"I even think that maybe it is necessary for the city
\nadministration to make a pavement office in charge of taking care
\nof pavements throughout the city," Surjadi said, urging the City
\nPublic Works Office to supervise every pavement construction
\nproject being undertaken.<\/p>\n
River dredging<\/p>\n
Surjadi later inspected the implementation of the river
\nnormalization program in the two subdistricts and said that a lot
\nof funds are needed annually to finance the program.<\/p>\n
Rp 2 billion (US$909,000) is allocated annually from the city
\nbudget to finance the river dredging project, but it is
\nsufficient only to remove garbage from the city's rivers. A much
\nlarger fund is needed to clean up the rivers properly.<\/p>\n
The river normalization program, handled by the Public Works
\nOffice, covers 13 rivers. They are Ciliwung, Mokevaart, Angke,
\nPesanggrahan, Grogol, Cipinang, Kali Baru, Sunter, Jati Kramat,
\nKrukut, Buaran, Kramat and Cakung rivers.<\/p>\n
During the governor's visit, local residents said that the
\nGrogol River, which passes through the two subdistricts, is often
\nflooded during the rainy season.<\/p>\n
Recently, head of City Public Works Office Soeharto said that
\nthe city administration should provide more funds from its
\nbudget to facilitate the implementation of an intensive dredging
\nprogram as a part of the municipality's program to normalize the
\nfunction of the city's rivers.<\/p>\n
He said that each day at least 1,350 cubic meters of garbage
\nwas thrown into the 13 rivers flowing through the city. The
\npublic works office is able to remove about 350 cubic meters of
\ngarbage per day, with about 600 cubic meters being carried out to
\nsea. The remaining 400 cubic meters of garbage piles up on the
\nriver banks. (31)<\/p>",
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