750 structures demolished

750 structures demolished

JAKARTA (JP): Owners of 750 houses in Tambora district in West Jakarta have voluntarily demolished their buildings located in three sub-districts where a new railway track linking Jakarta and Tangerang will be built.

During the demolition, which was carried out on Wednesday, the residents of Grogol, Wijaya Kusuma and Jelambar sub-districts were assisted by officers of the West Jakarta's Law and Order Office.

"We appreciate the local people's willingness to demolish the buildings themselves because this will reduce the burden of the municipality," said H. Karsidin, head of the local law and order office.

Karsidin said that out the 750 demolished houses, 225 were in Grogol, 417 in Wijaya Kusuma and 108 in Jelambar.

He explained that his office had provided a number of trucks to help transport recyclable building materials to other areas free of charge.

Further demolitions along the new 20-kilometer railway track between Duri station and the Tangerang regency border is estimated to take place in 10 days, he said.

The construction of the railway track will soon begin by the Jabotabek Railway project, he added. (hhr)