Industrial estate corridors

Industrial estate corridors

JAKARTA (JP): Greater Jakarta's industrial estates will be
concentrated in the city's eastern and western corridors in 2005,
a senior official said yesterday.

Rachmadi B.S., the Ministry of Public Works director general
of housing, planning and urban development said heavy industry
and the chemical, textile and leather industries would be
concentrated in the western corridor with the car and electronic
industries in the eastern corridor.

He said Jakarta would continue to grow as the center for
service industries and would be supported by buffer cities like
Balaraja/Tigaraksa, Karawaci, Tangerang, Parung, Depok,
Cibinong/Citeureup, Gunung Putri/Cileungsi, Bekasi, Tambun,
Cikarang, Karawang and Jonggol.

He said greater Jakarta's population in 2005 would be 31
million, of which 19 million would be in the buffer cities. (bnt)