Airport settles land dispute

Airport settles land dispute

BOYOLALI, Central Java: Some 98 families whose land has been
procured for the expansion of the Adisumarmo airport have finally
accepted the compensation offer from the authorities.

The villagers had earlier declined to accept the offer until
the authorities raised the compensation level. An agreement was
reached in October but the payments were only made on Tuesday.

The long delay had earlier raised concerns among the villagers
that the authorities might have gone back on their words.

Even on the appointed date, they had to wait for hours before
finally receiving their money, according to Antara. (emb)