City inattentive on building violations

JAKARTA: More than 200 buildings in Central Jakarta were not built according to their permits, but the municipality is powerless to rectify the situation.

Central Jakarta city development sub-agency head Saut Siagian said on Monday that most of the buildings were constructed without a permit or had deviated from their original, approved designs.

Saut said that his office lacked the budget to demolish the buildings.

The agency has an average of Rp 350 million annually to handle building violations, he said. --JP