Bogor short of cemetery space

Bogor short of cemetery space

JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor regency administration is having difficulty finding land for public cemeteries due to the rapid development of residential and industrial centers.

Of the 33 districts in the town, located 70 kilometers from Jakarta, only 30 percent have allocated land for public cemeteries, Abdul Kodir, an official of the Bogor administration, told the Republika daily.

He said housing developers are partly to be blamed for this problem.

"Many developers have simply ignored the obligation of reserving five percent of their land for public facilities, including mosques and graveyards," Abdul Kodir said.

He said private developers preferred to give money to the Bogor administration for the development of public facilities rather than allocating land for that purpose. (bas)