66 developers to be investigated

66 developers to be investigated

TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang administration will investigate 66
developers for allegedly not allocating part of their plots for
public graveyards, an official said.

Assistant to administration affairs, Agus Burhanudi, said a
team had been set up to investigate the issue.

"Developers which do not provide an area for public graveyards
can be punished in accordance to a government regulation," Agus
said over the weekend.

He said developers who wanted to open housing complexes in
Tangerang should buy land provided by the city administration to
be used as graveyards.

Many developers have defended their position, blaming the
situation on the slump in property business.

Forty developers have so far given away 24.7 hectares of their
property to be used for public cemeteries, he said.

"We have used some areas for graveyards, including the
Pancasila cemetery on the safety zone near the Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport," Agus said.

People whose relatives were buried at public cemeteries in
Tangerang should pay Rp 50,000 (US$17) for the first two-years
and a Rp 5,000 administration fee, he said. (41/cst)