Ciledug market to be renovated

Ciledug market to be renovated

TANGERANG (JP): A private developer announced yesterday that
it would rebuild Ciledug market in Tangerang at a cost of Rp 15
billion (US$4.4 million).

PT Dian Bermakna Utama's marketing manager, Ganjar Sutardi,
said that the new market would be built on the existing site.

The new market will cover 8,000-square-meters, in a two-story
building with 622 kiosks.

Ganjar said gold and clothing traders would be housed on the
first floor, and fruit and vegetable sellers on the second.

"We will operate the market for 30 years under the build-
operate-and-transfer system and, after that, we will return the
facility to the Tangerang mayoralty," he said.

He said rent for kiosks would vary from Rp 6 million to Rp 60
million depending on size and location.

He said the market would be equipped with a 500-square-meter
parking lot.

Mayoralty spokesman Harry Mulya Zein said former traders would
be given priority access to operate at the rebuilt market.

"The current market is no longer convenient for either the
traders or buyers," Harry said.

The redevelopment was also aimed at improving traders'
welfare, he said. (41/jun)