750 vendors to be relocated

750 vendors to be relocated

JAKARTA (JP): The municipality will relocate some 750 vendors
in Tanah Abang market to a 4,000-square-meter area in Kebon Jati,
Central Jakarta, a city official said yesterday.

"The decision was made according to the governor's
instruction. We expect the relocation will be completed this
year," head of the city's informal business office, Ari Djazuli,
said.

"Currently, we're still in the process of completing land
appropriation to accommodate the vendors," Ari said.

The Tanah Abang vendors are to be relocated because they
occupy part of the road space along the market and disturb
traffic, he said.

The governor's instruction, he said, was issued on June 18
this year.

"The governor has also told the city's public order office to
prevent the proliferation of new vendors at the market," Ari
said. (ste)