Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Around 140 traders from Taman Puring Market in\nKebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, have yet to receive certainty about plans\nto relocate them to the Lenteng Agung area following a fire that struck\nthe market.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we met with the mayor, no location was mentioned. We were only\ntold there would be a relocation. We have only just learnt from social\nmedia that there are plans to move us to Lenteng Agung,\u201d Asmun,\ncoordinator of the Taman Puring stallholders, said when contacted in\nJakarta on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Asmun said that during a meeting with the South Jakarta mayor on\nThursday (22 October), the traders asked to be allowed to continue\nselling in the area around Taman Puring Market.<\/p>\n
However, the traders learnt of the proposed relocation to Lenteng\nAgung through media reports, rather than through direct government\nconsultation.<\/p>\n
He said the proposed site was considered quite far from the homes of\nsome traders, who live around Kebayoran Lama and Kebayoran Baru. They\nfear the distance would increase their daily transport costs.<\/p>\n
Asmun added that relocation could also mean losing regular customers,\nas traders would have to rebuild their businesses\u2019 reputations at a new\nsite.<\/p>\n
He explained that Taman Puring Market had long been known to the\npublic, giving traders an advantage in attracting buyers. If they moved,\nthey would have to reintroduce their goods and rebuild customers\u2019\ntrust.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we have to start from scratch, there is no guarantee it will\nwork. Especially as the economy is also difficult at the moment,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Asmun said there had been more than 500 traders before the fire.\nSince then, the number still operating was estimated at around 140, as\nsome had lost their stock and were unable to resume trading.<\/p>\n
He said the traders hoped the government would proceed with the Taman\nPuring Market revitalisation they had called for, while also providing\nspace for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to continue\ntheir economic activities.<\/p>\n
According to the @tamanhutandki<\/span> Instagram account,\nTaman Puring is also planned to serve as a public and educational space,\nwith the addition of the Taman Puring Microlibrary.<\/p>\n The project, funded by the Ammodo Foundation, is designed as an\ninclusive learning space for the disability community, in collaboration\nwith the Jakarta Provincial Government, the Parks and City Forests\nAgency, and SHAU Architects.<\/p>\n The facility is being designed with a curved, ribbed concrete spiral\nstructure and a green roof to create a shaded reading space that blends\ninto the park landscape.<\/p>\n Its design also includes guiding paths for people with visual\nimpairments, Braille signs, furniture adapted for wheelchair users, and\na sensory room.<\/p>\n The facility is one of the ways the Taman Puring area is intended to\nserve as a public space supporting learning and community\nactivities.<\/p>\n As plans to redevelop the area move forward, traders hope the\ngovernment will also consider their livelihoods by providing suitable\nand affordable places to sell.<\/p>",
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