Glodok remains messy

Glodok remains messy

From Warta Kota

The area in front of the Harco Building in Glodok, West
Jakarta, remains messy despite the iron fence and traffic signs.
Clearly, local authorities have failed to exercise proper control
over this area.

Dozens of sidewalk vendors crowd the entry to this shopping
compound, while the slow lane in Pinangsia Raya Road, the road
leading to the entry of this compound, is crowded with parked
motorcycles and taxis despite the "No-Parking" signs. Automobiles
are also parked along this road while some other sidewalk vendors
are also found in parts of the fast lane, despite the green iron
fence separating the fast and slow lanes.

The taxes that people pay are spent, among other things, on
the payroll of civil servants, including those working for the
West Jakarta Public Order Office. This money seems to have been
wasted as the agencies concerned fail to bring order to this
area.

The West Jakarta mayor must see for himself how messy the
situation around the Harco Building is. He must not just nod his
approval to reports from his subordinates.

SUMARDI
Jakarta