100-ha land in Puncak cleared

BOGOR, West Java (JP): Local authorities have taken back from developers at least 100 hectares of state-owned land being used for buildings in the tourist resort of Puncak, Bogor.

Denny M Moechrry, head of the information office at the Bogor Regency, said that the plots were seized after numerous buildings and luxury villas were destroyed.

Denny did not explain how the building owners were able obtain to get building permits for the houses and villas in the Megamendung, Cisarua and Ciawi subdistricts.

"The Bogor regency has torn down 51 buildings that were standing on the land," he was quoted by Kompas as saying.

He said that Bogor Regent Eddie Yoso Martadipura will soon visit the area, which will be converted into forest area. (26)