Crisis halts hospital project

Crisis halts hospital project

TANGERANG: Residents of Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing
estate in Serpong district, Tangerang regency, have complained
about a neglected hospital development project, which has been
abandoned for the last five years.

They blamed the housing estate developer for having turned a
blind eye and for not showing responsibility for the project.

"BSD is meant to be a new independent town, meaning that all
different types of public facilities should be available. That
was the main reason for us buying a house here," a resident who
lives in the BSD Giri Loka resort told The Jakarta Post on
Friday.

BSD is home to about 62,000 residents.

BSD spokesman Dhony Rahajoe said that BSD had nothing to do
with the hospital construction project that began in
1996. He said the hospital was built by Malaysian investor
Kumpulan Perobatan Johor (KPJ) in cooperation with local investor
Tria Dipa Group. "Its construction was halted in 1997 when the
country was hit by monetary crisis." --JP