Catchment area filled for housing

Catchment area filled for housing

From Kompas

As residents of Villa Cinere Mas, we are concerned about PT Indokisar's misleading advertisement in Kompas (Nov. 8) on its new project, "Cinere Mas". The project is actually located at Pisangan, Ciputat, Tangerang in West Java and not in Jakarta.

Jl. Karang Tengah Raya, from the entrance of the housing complex onward, has been in dire condition for years. The traffic jam caused by the new project is known to all.

The "Cinere Mas" project is not connected with Villa Cinere Mas. Their land was a water catchment area measuring 12 hectares. The pristine green valley has been filled since July 1996. The landfill has brought about floods on both ends of the "Cinere Mas" project, due to the elimination of the catchment area's function and the narrowing of a tributary of the Pesanggerahan river running through the valley.

Villa Cinere Mas residents question the "Cinere Mas" project, because they object to the use of the local roads in the complex for the transport of the project's material. The roads have always been maintained by the residents at personal cost.

The developer has never spoken to the residents about the construction of the project. The residents' objections have been submitted to the related agencies.

Prospective buyers should be careful before deciding to buy.

RW13 Public Relations Villa Cinere Mas Tangerang, West Java