Buildings near airport unauthorized

Buildings near airport unauthorized

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The West Nusa Tenggara office of the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism demanded on Thursday the
provincial administration halt the construction of buildings on
the edge of Selaparang Airport.

"The presence of buildings there will hamper incoming and
outgoing airplanes when taking off and landing," head of the West
Nusa Tenggara Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Mahfud Achmad said.

Construction at the verge of the airport has been going on for
the past few days, although similar projects were stopped in the
past due to public objections.

"If the provincial administration does not stop the
construction now, it will continue until buildings have been
erected," he said, adding that the buildings in question were
against the provincial administration's plan to expand the
airport. -Antara