Cemeteries to be cleaned

Cemeteries to be cleaned

JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Cemetery Office will clean all cemeteries in the city as part of its program of activities to welcome the Moslem holy month of Ramadhan next month, the head of the office announced yesterday.

Sjafril Zainuddin said heads of the office's branches across the city will be in charge of coordinating these cleanliness activities in their respective areas.

"Each branch has chosen one cemetery as the center point of activities," he said.

The grave yards which will become the center of activities during the program, to be held from Jan. 16 through Jan. 25, are Karet in Menteng Pulo, Semper, Pondok Kelapa, Tanah Kusir, Kampung Kandang, Tegal Alur and Pondok Ranggon.

This year's Ramadhan fasting month will begin on Feb. 3.(bas)