Graves in Karet to be relocated

Graves in Karet to be relocated

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will relocate 867 graves
from the Karet Bivak cemetery to the Srengseng Sawah cemetery in
South Jakarta between Aug. 7 and 25 to make way for the
construction of an overpass.

H. Syafril Zainuddin, head of the City Cemetery Office, said
graves in blocks 13, 14, 38, 40, 41, 69, 70, 91 and 106 and part
of block 65 will be relocated.

Syafril urged the heirs of the graves to contact the Karet
Bivak Cemetery Office by Aug. 7 to check on the relocation plan.

He said another 115 graves in Blok P cemetery in South Jakarta
will be moved to the Srengseng Sawah cemetery from Aug. 7 to 10.
They are also being moved to make way for a road project. (hhr)