Compensation refused

Compensation refused

BOYOLALI, Central Java: Over 300 families have refused
compensation from the local government offered five years ago for
the graves of their relatives in order to make way for a giant
reservoir.

The residents are demanding Rp 7,500 ($3.44) in compensation
for each grave but the government refuses to increase the Rp
7,144 it has already set.

The dispute over the compensation was part of the long-
standing conflict over the 5,000 hectares of land the government
acquired to build the multi-purpose reservoir.

The 300 families, now living in a resettlement area provided
by the local government in Kedung Mulyo and Kedung Rejo, have
questioned the legality of the land titles issued by local
officials.

Boyolali regent Syahrial Makgalatung has promised to
investigate the claims.(har/02)