285 villas to be demolished

285 villas to be demolished

BOGOR (JP): Two hundred and eighty-five illegal buildings in
Puncak will be torn down and the land restored as a conservation
area, an official says.

"These buildings and villas have no permits. They were built
in conservation areas," spokesman for the Bogor administration,
Ibrahim Abubakar, said here Monday.

He said the administration would rebuild the area to be more
in line with the city planning.

"A team in charge of cracking down on illegal buildings has
been formed. Demolitions are a matter of time," Abubakar said as
quoted by Antara.

The Bogor administration regularly checks on the legality of
buildings in Puncak, a mountain resort popular among Jakartans.
Many villas and recreational facilities in Puncak are owned by
wealthy people from Jakarta.

In 1997, six luxury houses built without permits were torn
down.

"We have sent written warnings to owners of the illegal villas
and if they don't demolish the buildings, the team will,"
Abubakar said.