Blok M vendors turn to be evicted

Blok M vendors turn to be evicted

The South Jakarta Mayoralty plans to put over 2,000 sidewalk
vendors along Jl. Melawai Raya in order.

Mayor Pardjoko said the action against the vendors is badly
needed because their operations are obstructing traffic around
the Blok M shopping area.

He said on Monday that a few month ago law enforcement
officers had launched a similar operation and cleared 750 vendors
from the site.

But despite the provision of another site to accommodate them,
they returned to the previous place, he said, adding their return
is happened mainly due to the fact the mayoralty's security
officers cannot enforce supervision 24 hours a day.

The head of the mayoralty's economic affairs office, Abdul
Gani, said that sidewalk vendors have become a complicated
problem in the area.

Data at his office show there are 14,000 registered vendors
and another 60,000 unregistered ones operating throughout the
mayoralty. (22)