Bungalows in Puncak

Bungalows in Puncak

From Merdeka

Bogor has seen very rapid development due to its beautiful
scenic surroundings endowed with clean air which is exempt from
the pollution of dust and noise. Accordingly, many officials and
businesspeople have built villas and bungalows in the area.

The villas and bungalows are entrusted to the care of local
families. The presence of these bungalows in the area has brought
benefits to the local community because it absorbs a certain
amount of the work force and it also brings money through
building and land taxes into the coffers of the Bogor regional
administration.

Now, at the end of the sixth five-year development plan, we
have witnessed the forceful demolition of a great number of these
bungalows as if they were illegal shacks in city slums. These
buildings are owned by businesspeople and retired officials. The
officials have dedicated their life to the country. The
businesspeople also have merit by employing workers and by paying
taxes.

I would propose to the members of the House of
Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) to
review the ministerial instructions to demolish these buildings
due to the absence of building permits. If it is only a matter of
a building permit, it can be discussed.

Jakarta -- with its high-rise buildings and flyovers, in which
development has neglected the waterways downstream from Bogor --
is prone to floods. However, it seems that the construction of
villas and bungalows in Bogor's Puncak area has been established
as the culprit.

We, the Indonesian Association for Physically Handicapped
Persons (HPCTI), in Bogor, hope that the villas and bungalows in
the Puncak area are beneficial for all, especially the local
environment. If the forceful demolition goes on until the last
building, losses will befall the villa and bungalow owners, the
regional administration and the local community.

SYAMSIL MUAMAL AHMAD

HPCTI Chairman II

Cisarua, West Java