City to build Manggarai apartment

City to build Manggarai apartment

JAKARTA: The city administration will proceed with the
construction of a low-cost apartment complex in Manggarai, South
Jakarta, where about 4,000 people lost their houses to a fire
last month.

However, a number of local residents have objected to the
plan.

"They should realize that they have illegally occupied the
land, and understand that this plan is for the betterment of
their lives," Governor Sutiyoso was quoted by Antara as saying
here on Tuesday.

He added that with the apartment complex, the residents would
receive legal status and thus, they would have a chance to
improve their welfare.

Sutiyoso claims that only a minority of local residents
rejected the plan.

He also denied suggestions that the chosen site was part of a
plan to develop an integrated Manggarai train station as proposed
by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, or commonly known as Mbak Tutut.

"We have found that it would be impossible to materialize the
plan, so we've dropped it," he said. -- JP