Dark streets irk residents

Dark streets irk residents

TANGERANG: Residents of the coastal districts of Tangerang
complained about the lack of street lamps in the area, saying the
dark street had made the area vulnerable to crimes.

"Look at the dark road, lined only by rice fields," Mahrus of
Gintung village told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. "We don't go
out at night because we might become victims of muggings or
motorcycle thefts."

Ramsi, a resident of Tegal Alur village, Mauk district, said
state electricity company PLN had upped the electricity capacity
of the area to 1,300 watts from the original 450 watts.

"As a consequence, we have to pay more although we don't need
that much electricity. Three percent of the electricity bill is
for street lights, but we don't have any," he said. -- JP