Angke river banks to be cleared

Angke river banks to be cleared

JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has ordered all
illegal buildings along the Angke river banks in Kedoya Utara
subdistrict demolished.

Muhayat, a spokesman for the mayoralty, said on Wednesday that
the demolition order was issued after the State Administrative
Court dismissed a lawsuit filed to prevent the clearance by local
residents.

"The area will be turned into a green belt area," Muhayat was
quoted by Antara as saying.

He said that the demolition order is part of the mayoralty's
efforts to uphold laws which prohibit people from building houses
or other structures on state-owned land.

Illegal buildings in other districts, including Kembangan,
Cengkareng and Tambora, will also face demolition. (hhr)